Surgil Project, Uzbekistan

The full project includes:

• Drilling and development of gas production wells at the Surgil Field, south of the Aral sea in Uzbekistan
• Transport via 150 km pipelines
• Construction and operation of a petrochemical complex with associated infrastructure, i.e. raw water supply line connection, rail and road connection, workers camp etc.

The final products are mainly high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and polypropylene (PP). In addition, gas will be sold.

The Surgil project is classified as a category A-project with respect to its environmental impact. EKN is therefore making the project´s Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) publicly, which are available in the following web links:

Surgil Project, Uzbekistan, Volume I - NTS FINAL 2013

Surgil Project, Uzbekistan, Volume II - ESIA FINAL  2013

Surgil Project, Uzbekistan, Volume III a - Appendices FINAL 2013

Surgil Project, Uzbekistan, Volume III b - Appendices FINAL 2013

Surgil Project, Uzbekistan, Volume IV - ESMP FINAL 2013 

 

The information was published on EKN´s website www.ekn.se on February 24th, 2017. Comments on the project can be made within at least 30 days. This procedure is in accordance with the OECD Recommendation on Common Approaches for Export Credit Agencies (ECAs).