Construction of Siberian Gas Pipeline Begins
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Affairs, Technology, Inventions, Economics, Natural Resources
- Subcategories: Engineering, Engineers, Embargoes, Sanctions, Energy, Fuel, Power Sources
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, Russian/Former Soviet States History
- Geographical Location: Soviet Union, Russia, Europe, Asia, Siberia
- Date: November 20, 1981
Article abstract: The construction of the Siberian gas pipeline begins as part of an effort to increase Soviet natural gas supplies to Western Europe, but it leads to American sanctions and consequent stress in the Western alliance.
Summary of Event
This major undertaking—a natural gas pipeline from the Urengoi field in northwestern Siberia to Western Europe via Uzhgorod in the Ukraine—initiated on November 20, 1981, was noteworthy on several accounts. Because of its size and technical aspects the Urengoi-Uzhgorod line, nearly three thousand miles...
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