The plan is: part of these reserves will be sent
south via pipeline to South Africa, and the rest will be exported by large ships — most likely to markets in Asia.
Major Producing Natural Gas Fields: Urengoy, Yamburg, Medvezh, Orenburg, Severo Urengoy, Vyngapurov Major Natural Gas Export
Pipelines outside the Commonwealth of Independent States (Capacity): Brotherhood (Bratrstvo), Progress, and Union (Soyuz)(to Europe,
via Ukraine)(1 Tcf each); Northern Lights (0.8 Tcf)(to Europe,
via Belarus and Ukraine), Volga / Urals - Vyborg (to Finland)(0.1 Tcf); Yamal (to Europe,
via Belarus)(1.0 Tcf); Blue Stream (0.56 Tcf)(to Turkey, under construction) Major Coal Producing Basins: Chelyabinsk, Kansk - Achinsk, Kuznetsk, Lena, Moscow, Pechora, Raychikhinsk,
South Yakutia, Taymyr, Zyryanka