West–East Gas Pipeline
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West–East Gas Pipeline | |
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Country | China |
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Length | 7,378 km (4,584 mi) |
The West–East Gas Pipeline (
PetroChina Pipelines
PetroChina Pipelines is a subsidiary (72.26%) of PetroChina that managed the first three pipelines of the project.[1]
West–East Gas Pipeline I
History
The construction of the West–East Gas Pipeline started in 2002. The pipeline was put into trial operation on 1 October 2004, and the full commercial supply of natural gas commenced on 1 January 2005. The pipeline is owned and operated by PetroChina West–East Gas Pipeline Company, a subsidiary of
Technical features
The 4,000 kilometres (2,500 mi) long pipeline runs from Lunnan in Xinjiang to Shanghai.[3] The pipeline passes through 66 cities in the 10 provinces in China.[4] Natural gas transported by the pipeline is used for electricity production in the Yangtze River Delta area. There is a plan to replace coal with gas in Shanghai by 2010. The capacity of the pipeline is 12 billion cubic metres (420 billion cubic feet) of natural gas annually.[5] The cost of the pipeline was US$5.7 billion. By the end of 2007, the capacity was planned to be upgraded to 17 billion cubic metres (600 billion cubic feet). For this purpose, ten new gas compressor stations will be built and eight existing stations are to be upgraded.[6]
Connections
The West–East Gas Pipeline is connected to the
Source of supply
The pipeline is supplied from the
Starting from 15 September 2009, the pipeline is also supplied with coalbed methane from the Qinshui Basin in Shanxi.[8]
West–East Gas Pipeline II
Construction of the second West–East Gas Pipeline started on 22 February 2008. The pipeline with a total length of 9,102 kilometres (5,656 mi), including 4,843 kilometres (3,009 mi) of the main line and eight sub-lines, will run from
The capacity of the second pipeline is 30 billion cubic metres (1.1 trillion cubic feet) of natural gas per year. It is mainly supplied by the
West–East Gas Pipeline III
Construction of the third pipeline started in October 2012 and it is to be completed by 2015. The third pipeline will run from Horgos in western Xinjiang to Fuzhou in Fujian.[12] It will cross Xinjiang, Gansu, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Fujian, and Guangdong provinces.
The total length of the third pipeline is 7,378 kilometres (4,584 mi), including 5,220-kilometre (3,240 mi) trunkline and eight branches. In addition, the project includes three gas storages and a
West–East Gas Pipeline IV and V
The fourth pipeline will start from the Tarim Basin or from Sichuan.[14]
See also
References
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"PetroChina: Announcement" (PDF) (Press release). Petrochina. 4 August 2004. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
- ^ "Top Ten Longest Oil Pipelines". Oil Patch Asia. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
- ^ "China proposes construction of 2nd west-east gas pipeline". People's Daily. 2006-03-11. Retrieved 2007-05-12.
- ^ Wang Ying (2005-06-22). "West-East gas pipeline expands supply area". China Daily. Retrieved 2007-05-12.
- ^ George Bernard (2006-09-01). "PetroChina To Boost West-East Gas Pipeline's Capacity 42%". Dow Jones Chinese Financial Wire. Retrieved 2007-05-12.
- ^ "PetroChina Completes Projects for W-to-E Gas Pipeline". Downstream Today. 2009-06-29. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
- ^ Jim Bai, Tom Miles (16 September 2009). "PetroChina pumps coal seam gas in West-East pipeline". Reuters. Retrieved 19 September 2009.
- ^ a b
"China Starts Work on $20B Pipeline for Turkmen Gas". Downstream Today. Xinhua. 2008-02-22. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
- ^ "CNPC plans to build longest LNG pipeline". Xinhua. 2007-04-06. Archived from the original on October 8, 2012. Retrieved 2007-05-12.
- ^ "PetroChina, CNODC to invest in gas pipeline". Xinhua. 2008-01-05. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
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"China Studying Third West-East Gas Pipeline - Report". Downstream Today. AFX News Limited. 2008-09-11. Retrieved 2008-12-25.
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Smith, Christopher E. (2012-10-23). "China starts construction on third West-East Gas Pipeline". Pennwell Corporation. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
- ^ "China Proposes Fourth West-East Natural Gas Pipeline". Downstream Today. 2009-06-26. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
External links
- West-East Gas Pipeline project, by china.org.cn
- The West-East Gas Pipeline Project, by PetroChina
- Second West-East Gas Pipeline