KIEV, Nov. 10 - Ukraine??™s third biggest producer of natural gas, ChornomorNaftoGaz, has completed construction of a 4-km natural gas pipeline in Crimea adding 4,500 new customers, the company said Thursday.

The new pipeline goes off Yalta-Alushta, the major regional pipeline, to Malyi Mayak residential area, the company said. The completion of the pipeline underscores the company??™s drive to boost gas distribution network in the region.