China receives first billionth natural gas from Central Asia

Anvar Umarov · 12:10, 28.04.2010 · Updated 18:34 · 1173 views

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) -- China received the first billionth of natural gas from Central Asia through new China-Central Asia gas pipeline, Xinhua reported.

As of the morning of April 27, the China-Central Asia pipeline had pumped a total of one billion cubic meters of natural gas. Daily deliveries exceed 7.5 million cubic meters, Xinhua reported.

Turkmenistan-Uzbekistan-Kazakhstan-China pipeline, which was launched on December 15, 2009, begins near the Turkmenistan-Uzbekistan border and crosses central Uzbekistan and the southern part of Kazakhstan on its way to the Chinese border town of Horgos. There, the pipeline joins the second line of the West-East pipeline. The pipeline is 1,833 kilometers long.

Anvar Umarov

Anvar Umarov is the founder and editor-in-chief of UzDaily, a leading business and news publication covering Uzbekistan and Central Asia. With over 20 years of experience in journalism, he has also worked as a PR manager for both state and private organizations, bringing a broad perspective on media, communications, and public affairs to his editorial leadership.