#Putin on Vostok Oil pipeline launch A major trunk oil pipeline has been commissioned in the Krasnoyarsk region as part of the Arctic "Vostok Oil" project. The first crude oil is now flowing to the Northern Sea Route, reaching the new Bukhta Sever port terminal for tanker loading. Putin congratulated those present, calling it a landmark event for the Arctic and all of #Russia. He emphasized that this step enables the development of a world-scale oil and gas province.