Gas supplies on the Western route to China: choice of 2 risks
Determining the route of gas supplies to China in a westerly direction involves the choice between 2 evils: environmental and technological risks strip of the Altai gas pipeline through the Ukok plateau, as well as problems associated with involvement in the project countries For the transit of respondents believe the Last news analysts.
at the same time the fact that his wish to transport Russian " blue fuel " in China told two countries, puts the Russian Federation in a better position When choosing a partner.
on Wednesday the head of Mongolia Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj briefed the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin with a proposal " Prairie path " and told about the positive aspects of the structure of a gas pipeline from Russia to China through the territory of their country. Before about my desire to become a transit country For gas from Russia said Kazakhstan: 1st Deputy Minister of energy of the Republic of Uzakbai Karabalin at the end of the summer, said that neighbouring countries are considering the construction of a gas pipeline through its territory to China.
But 1st of all, there is the option of construction of the pipeline through the territory of Gorny Altai, connecting gas fields in Western Siberia to China.
" in the pipeline " Altai " there issues from conservation, plus a very complex topography. At the same time not to have a transit country in the project is better than to have, and it would be probably more interesting and China, as the secondary gas ", - said the Deputy Director for gas projects of national energy security Fund Alexey Grivas.
Discussion of gas supplies from Russia to China by the Western route intensified later in may, Gazprom and CNPC signed a contract for 400 billion dollars on delivery in China 38 billion cubic meters of gas each year for 30 years on the Eastern route. Delivery will drain from the pipeline " Power of Siberia ", the resource base will become deposits in Eastern Siberia.
The head of " Gazprom " Alexey Miller September 1, assured that the Company is ready in November, in the framework of the meeting of the leaders of Russia and China to sign agreement with CNPC to Supply gas to China and the Western route.
For this purpose we have considered the construction of the Altai gas pipeline, which, bypassing the neighboring country, was obliged to deliver gas fields in Western Siberia exactly on the Russian-Chinese border. However, the presence of complex topography and the protests of environmentalists against the passage of the pipeline through the protected areas has significantly hindered the implementation of the project.
" The Russian border with China in this area is very small (a few tens of kilometers - as amended). With the position of the terrain there are the best rules For the passage of the pipeline, for this reason, it therefore has the potential to be that the passage of the pipeline through the territory of Mongolia or Kazakhstan would be more interesting.
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