China is increasing its imports of Central Asian gas
Πηγή: Central Asia Newswire
Friday, August 26, 2011
The gas-rich republics of Central Asia will nearly double their 2012 pipeline capacity on exports to China by 2015, China’s state-owned gas major said Friday.
The China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) projected pipeline flows from Central Asia to be 30 billion cubic meters (bcm) in 2012.
China has received 13.68 bcm of Central Asian gas as of Thursday morning since the first pipeline was inaugurated in late 2009, the China Petroleum Daily cited CNPC, according to the Reuters news agency Friday.
A pipeline beginning at massive gas fields in western Turkmenistan winds through Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, where it sources Kazakh gas, before crossing into China’s northwestern Xinjian region. There it splits into eight sub-lines to supply around 400 million Chinese in 15 southern regions.
Central Asia Gas, a subsidiary of CNPC, plans to operate two new gas pipelines by 2013 to further reduce the energy-hungry giant’s reliance on coal.
The company plans to lay another 4,350 miles of pipeline across Central Asian territory by 2015, providing an annual capacity of regional gas amounting to 55-60 bcm, China Petroleum Daily said.
The China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) projected pipeline flows from Central Asia to be 30 billion cubic meters (bcm) in 2012.
China has received 13.68 bcm of Central Asian gas as of Thursday morning since the first pipeline was inaugurated in late 2009, the China Petroleum Daily cited CNPC, according to the Reuters news agency Friday.
A pipeline beginning at massive gas fields in western Turkmenistan winds through Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, where it sources Kazakh gas, before crossing into China’s northwestern Xinjian region. There it splits into eight sub-lines to supply around 400 million Chinese in 15 southern regions.
Central Asia Gas, a subsidiary of CNPC, plans to operate two new gas pipelines by 2013 to further reduce the energy-hungry giant’s reliance on coal.
The company plans to lay another 4,350 miles of pipeline across Central Asian territory by 2015, providing an annual capacity of regional gas amounting to 55-60 bcm, China Petroleum Daily said.
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