Myanmar-China Gas Pipeline Ready for Trial

After three years of construction, the Myanmar-China natural gas pipeline is complete and ready for trial operations, state-owned China National Petroleum Corp. said Friday in a statement posted on its website. The oil pipeline is 94% complete. 

The pipelines run from the port of Kyaukpyu in Myanmar's west coast into China's Ruili city, Yunnan province. Pipelines will traverse a total distance of 7,676 km, of which 1,504 km will run through Myanmar and the rest through China.

The oil pipeline design features an annual transport capacity of 22 million tonnes, while the natural gas pipeline will have an annual transport capacity of 12 billion cubic meters.

A CNPC delegation led by general manager Liao Yongyuan visited the pipeline project during his visit to Maynmar, CNPC said.