Baku, Azerbaijan, August 5
By Fakhri Vakilov - Trend:
China-Central Asia Gas Pipeline have delivered over 23 billion cubic meters of natural gas to China in the first half of this year, Trend reports with reference to PetroChina West Pipeline Company.
The pipeline runs from the border between Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, passes through Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan and links up with China’s West-to-East gas pipeline in Khorgos, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
It has been in operation for nine years, having delivered a total of 277.4 billion cubic meters of natural gas to China by June 30, and has benefited over 500 million people in 27 provinces and regions in China, the company said.
PetroChina West Pipeline Co, Ltd was set up in August 2004 with approval from the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC).
As a member enterprise of the CNPC, the company is responsible for the construction and operation management of crude oil and refined oil product transmission pipelines in west China. It is jointly invested in by CNPC.
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