Domestic Gas Sales
Another important benefit from Sakhalin-1 is the supply of natural gas to customers in the Khabarovsk Krai in the Russian Far East. Gas supplies started in October 2005 with production start-up at Chayvo and initially averaged 60 million cubic feet (1.7 million cubic meters) per day. As of August 2008, domestic gas sales totaled 105 billion cubic feet (3 billion cubic meters), with an average supply rate of 115 million cubic feet/day (3.27 million cubic meters/day) in 2007. During a time period in January 2008, local natural gas sales reached a peak of slightly above 200 million cubic feet/day (5.85 million cubic meters/day). These supplies have helped bring fuel stability to the Khabarovsk Krai and are expected to satisfy the demand for natural gas in that region until 2025.
