China’s National Oil and Gas Pipeline Network Group has announced the completion of the construction of the natural gas pipeline along the eastern route between China and Russia.
This pipeline project is now entering its final commissioning phase, CCTV reported via GlobalTimes.
This energy corridor aims to strengthen natural gas supplies in eastern China.
Once fully operational, the pipeline is expected to supply 38 billion cubic meters of natural gas annually to regions such as Northeast China, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei area and the Yangtze River Delta.
The pipeline covers 5,111 kilometers, with 3,371 kilometers of newly constructed sections.
It starts in Heihe, Heilongjiang Province, and extends to Shanghai, serving as a vital energy route for eastern China.
The pipeline’s capacity is expected to meet the annual gas needs of 130 million urban households, easing supply constraints in these regions.
The Eastern Route Pipeline is expected to play a crucial role in securing regional natural gas supplies, supporting the development of a clean, low-carbon and efficient energy system and promoting economic and social development.
In June 2024, talks between Russia and China on a major gas pipeline deal stalled over price and supply disagreements.
The negotiations concerned the 2,600 km Power of Siberia 2 pipeline, which runs from the autonomous Yamalo-Nenets Okrug in central Russia to Inner Mongolia in China.
In January 2024, Mongolia’s Prime Minister Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene warned of delays in the construction of the Russian mega-pipeline, which will connect the country’s western gas fields with China.
Oyun-Erdene had told it before Financial times Construction of the 3,550 km pipeline, of which 950 km runs through Mongolia, was expected to start in 2024.
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