China’s Second West-East Pipeline Project
August 29th, 2007
From RIA Novosti via Energy Daily, I noticed that The China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) will finance the construction of a pipeline across China, to supply Central Asian gas to the country’s south and east. “…The 7,000 km (4,349 mile) pipeline with design capacity of 30 billion cubic meters per year is expected to go […]
Read more »China, Chad, and a Pan-African Aggregation Grid?
August 12th, 2007
Noticed an interesting article in today’s International Herald Tribune, further emphasizing China’s interest in gaining access to Africa’s petroleum resources. While we have reviewed China’s engagement of several African markets in previous posts, this was the first article focused primarily on Chad. “….Despite advanced prospecting by French and other Western firms dating back to […]
Read more »CNPC’s deal with Turkmengas … really a done deal for the first non-Russian route for gas exports out of Central Asia?
July 18th, 2007
Given Turkmenistan’s tendency to “revisit†agreements (especially when other potential customers such as Turkey, Pakistan, Europe, and Russia are also knocking on the door re: buying gas), it may be prudent to wait and see how this deal shakes out, but certainly another good example of China’s (via CNPC) efforts to lock up alternatives to […]
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