This GFU will guarantee reliable initial filling of the offshore gas pipeline section before putting primary facilities of the Russkaya CS into operation. The station is being constructed as part of the South Corridor gas pipeline system. The customer of the project is LLC «Gazprom Invest», general contractor is LLC «StroyGazMontazh», and sub-contractor is JSC «Lengazspetsstroy».
The GFU has been relocated from the Portovaya compressor station providing gas transportation via the Nord Stream gas pipeline.