Russia, China Launch 'Historic' Gas Pipeline

[Elderberry]

Radio Free Europe 12/2/2019

Russia and China have cemented their cooperation in the energy sphere with the launch of the first gas pipeline linking the world’s biggest natural-gas exporter and the second-largest economy.

"Today is remarkable, a truly historic event not only for the global energy market, [but for] Russia and China," Russian President Vladimir Putin said on December 2 as he addressed a ceremony via a TV linkup that also featured Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

The 3,000-kilometer Power of Siberia pipeline began shipping gas from Russia’s enormous reserves in its Far East to the Chinese border, where it will link up with China’s own network to help satisfy its growing energy needs.

More: https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-to-start-piping-gas-to-china-in-landmark-deal/30302428.html

[sneakypete]

I knew Russia has enormous natural resources,and always thought China did,too. Guess I was wrong.

[thackney]

Length: around 3,000 kilometers. (1,864 miles)

Diameter: 1,420 millimeters. (4.66 feet)

Working pressure: 9.8 MPa. (1,421 psi)

Export capacity: 38 billion cubic meters per year. (1,341 billion cubic feet)

The gas pipeline traverses three Russian constituent entities, namely the Irkutsk and Amur Regions and the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia).

https://www.gazprom.com/projects/power-of-siberia/