Uzbekistan Sends First Gas to China
Platts reported that China has begun receiving natural gas from Uzbekistan through a pipeline. In 2010, the two countries signed a contract under which state-owned Uzbekneftegaz agreed to provide China’s CNPC with 10 Bcm of natural gas per year.
Platts reported that China has begun receiving natural gas from Uzbekistan through a pipeline. In 2010, the two countries signed a contract under which state-owned Uzbekneftegaz agreed to provide China’s CNPC with 10 Bcm of natural gas per year.
As quoted in the market news:
August 2012 marked the start of regular gas supplies to the People’s Republic of China,” the statement said.
The statement was released after a meeting between Karimov and China’s vice premier Hui Lianguy in the Uzbek capital Tashkent.