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China imports 16.9 billion cubic meters of gas from Central Asia

Business Materials 3 November 2011 16:27 (UTC +04:00)

Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, Nov. 3 / Trend , H.Hasanov /

The China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) has imported from Central Asia about 16.9 billion cubic meters of gas since 2009, the company reported today.

The Central Asia pipeline with a design capacity of 30 billion cubic meters of gas was built by CNPC and launched in December 2009 year.

The pipeline enabled Turkmenistan, a key gas supplier in the region, to expand its export markets.

Ashgabat and Beijing are in talks to double the pipeline's supply capacity.

It is expected that a contract will be signed in the framework of Turkmen President Gurbangulu Berdimuhammedov's upcoming official visit to China.

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