Oil and Gas pipelines
3 min readThe Sino-Kazakhstan Oil Pipeline, ranging from Atasu in Western Kazakhstan in the west to the alataw Pass in Xinjiang of China in the east, is the first long-distance transnational crude oil transport pipeline in China. It has a total length of approximately 3,000km and design transportation capacity of about 20 million tons.
The whole pipeline is controlled automatically by SCADA technology, using optical cable and ancillary satellite as the pipeline communications platform. The pipeline construction, costs and operation is shared by CNPC and KAZTRANSOIL. By November 24, 2011, the Sino-Kazakhstan Oil Pipeline had transported a total weight of 40 million tons of crude oil.
Sino-Central Asian Natural Gas Pipeline
Before the collapse of the Soviet Union the natural gas supply to Europe came from Central Asia. After the collapse of Soviet Union, the main European gas supply was imported from Russia. Central Asian natural gas exported to Europe must now go through the Russian pipelines. Therefore, it becomes extremely imperative for Central Asian countries to attempt diversification of their natural gas export endeavors.
Sino-Central Asia natural gas pipeline starts from the border between
Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan on the right bank of Amul Darya, then enters China in Alataw Pass and becomes “the second line for West-East Natural Gas Transmission” and flows by way of Middle Turkmenistan and Southern Kazakhstan. The total length of the pipeline is approximately 10,000km The length in Turkmenistan is 188km, the length in Uzbekistan is 530km, and the rest of the pipeline of 8,000km is in China. It is the longest natural gas pipeline in the world.
There are three gas pipelines in Central Asia Pipeline A, B and C. The gas transport capacity of Pipeline A and B is 17 billion m per year. In June of 2012, Pipeline C was linked up, with the gas supply capacity increasing to 30 billion m’per year. By the end of 2015, the oil transporting capacity of Pipeline A, B and C are estimated to be 55 billion m per year. The preparation work for Pipeline D is in progress, according to the oil strategy development plan of China. They estimate that the transport capacity of Central Asia natural gas pipeline will amount to 80~100 billion m per year by 2020, becoming the most important energy strategy channel of China.
The oil and gas output trend from Central Asia was single in the past. But now,China’s economic development is so strong that they have greater demand for energy, and we can sell our natural gas at a higher price. China benefits and our local people really get material benefits from it too.
Xinjiang’s natural gas resources not only support economic progress and construction in Eastern China, but also bring welfare to all Xinjiang people.”
The Ventilation Ceremony of Sino-Central Asian natural gas pipeline Outward Electricity Transmission from Xinjiang
Xinjiang is a region abundant in resources. In order to turn the resources into an economic advantage, Xinjiang Government has expanded their efforts in recent years.
In fact, the outward electricity transmission from Xinjiang is a typical example. During the” Five-Year Plan”, the State Grid Corporation of China is planning to invest 126.4 billion Yuan to develop the power grid in Xinjiang, with focus on the construction of direct current projects of three-circuit extra-high voltage at Southern.
