Central Asia–China gas pipeline

The Central Asia–China gas pipeline (known also as Turkmenistan–China gas pipeline) is a planned natural gas pipeline to transport natural gas from Central Asia to Xinjiang in China. The Central Asia–China gas pipeline idea was firstly presented as the Kazakhstan–China gas pipeline, which was to follow to the Kazakhstan-China oil pipeline. In June 2003, during Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to Kazakhstan, agreements to expedite the appraisal... more

The Central Asia–China gas pipeline (known also as Turkmenistan–China gas pipeline) is a planned natural gas pipeline to transport natural gas from Central Asia to Xinjiang in China. The Central Asia–China gas pipeline idea was firstly presented as the Kazakhstan–China gas pipeline, which was to follow to the Kazakhstan-China oil pipeline. In June 2003, during Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to Kazakhstan, agreements to expedite the appraisal of the project were signed. Following to this, KazMunayGas and PetroChina started feasibility study of the pipeline project. At the same time China continued negotiations with other Central Asian countries. On 3 April 2006, China and Turkmenistan signed a framework agreement on the pipeline construction and long-term gas supply. In June 2007, during his visit to China, Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow signed an accord to speed up implementation of the Turkmen-Chinese gas pipeline project. On 30 April 2007, Uzbekistan and China... less