BEIJING, Dec. 13 -- China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) said Wednesday that it had sped up laying natural gas pipelines connecting China and Russia, a major energy cooperation between the two countries.
Welding of the northern part of the 3,371-kilometer east-route natural gas pipeline has begun, the company announced.
The pipeline originates in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province and terminates in Shanghai in the east. Construction began in June 2017 and will be completed in 2020.
Upon completion, the pipeline will provide China with 38 billion cubic meters of natural gas from Russia annually. It will have far-reaching significance for optimizing China's energy structure, cutting emissions and improving air quality.
The Russian part of the pipeline began construction in eastern Siberia in 2017.
The rise of natural gas use is the result of the government promoting it as a cleaner alternative to coal.
China aims to raise the use of natural gas to 10 percent of the country's energy mix by 2020 and 15 percent by 2030, according to the National Development and Reform Commission.
China's demand for natural gas will continue to soar toward 2040, outstripping domestic output by around 43 percent, according to an International Energy Agency report published Tuesday.
On Dec. 9, CNPC announced that the Yamal liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, jointly launched by China and Russia, has begun operation.
The Yamal LNG plant is expected to have three production lines by 2019 with a total capacity of 16.5 million tonnes of LNG per year.
吃货新年福利:5种吃不胖的零食
好汉!伦敦街头西装哥勇斗珠宝抢匪
泰晤士河中拟建露天泳池:嬉水观景二者兼得
国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Trump files lawsuit to fence off increasing pressure to disclose tax returns
单身狗有救了 虚拟完美男友来陪你
维生素D为何能对抗结肠癌
体坛英语资讯:Gremio end winless run in Brazils top flight
国际英语资讯:U.S. House Speaker Pelosi unveils plan to lower drug prices
沟通能力:做一个会讲故事的人
国际英语资讯:UK PM Johnson awaits judgement on parliament prorogation as EUs Juncker says Brexit deal p
国内英语资讯:Xi Focus: Xi stresses ecological protection and high-quality development of Yellow River
美国海军首次承认曾拍到“UFO”视频
国际英语资讯:Netanyahus challenger claims victory in Israeli elections
国内英语资讯:China launches new remote-sensing satellites
25岁美女发明家无线充电器
自己列的新年计划一定要完成
使用iPhone的人要比安卓用户更聪明?
体坛英语资讯:Chinas Zheng/Huang to defend mixed doubles title at badminton worlds final
职场匿名吐槽应用:不爽就要说出来
麦当劳薯条扒皮:都有哪些添加剂?
体坛英语资讯:Barcelona, Atletico win, Real Madrid draw in La Liga matchday 2
梦想成真 2017年实现的15个预言
国内英语资讯:Chinas border region expedites reform to build a financial gateway for ASEAN
如果你的密码在这里就赶紧改了吧
如何玩转Instagram 美国青少年支招
朴泰桓药检阳性 和孙杨成难兄难弟
体坛英语资讯:Feature: Sancho is Dortmund admired record man
国内英语资讯:(New China in 70 years) Economic Watch: Chinese SOEs rise from scratch to spotlight
国内英语资讯:Across China: Guangzhou incubator gives HK and Macao entrepreneurs a leg-up
气候变化:一场我们必须打赢的比赛