Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, May 23
By Huseyn Hasanov – Trend:
Since late 2009, China purchased 204 billion cubic meters (bcm) of Turkmen gas and became the biggest importer of it, General Manager at the Chinese National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) International Li Shuliang said at an international gas congress in Avaza on May 23, a source close to the event's organization said.
"Presently, high-quality Turkmen gas reaches many parts of China, up to the Pacific coast," Li Shuliang said.
The Turkmenistan-China gas pipeline with a length of 1800 kilometers is the world's largest transboundary gas pipeline.
The Turkmenistan-China gas pipeline runs through Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. It is planned to build the fourth line of the gas pipeline - through Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, with commissioning of which the gas export volume will increase.
In addition, it's planned to increase the gas supply volume to 65 bcm a year, which is more than 1.5 times than the current figures.
Turkmenistan is 4th in the world regarding gas reserves, while China is the largest consumer of energy resources.
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