China imported 121 billion cubic meters of Turkmen gas

Almaty. December 3. Silkroadnews - At the beginning of November 2015, the total volume of natural gas delivered from Turkmenistan to China (since 2009) reached 121 billion cubic meters. reported Trend with reference to the CNPC.
CNPC operates at the contracted area "Bagtyyarlyk", capacity of which now stands at 13 billion cubic meters of gas per year, based on the signed on July 17, 2007 Production Sharing Agreement (PSA).
Currently, the performance of commercial gas in the raw material base reached 42 million cubic meters per day. Total capital investment in the project in the contracted area "Bagtyyarlyk" is $5.56 billion.
CNPC buys natural gas in Central Asia since 2009 after the launch of the first two branches of the pipeline (A and B) from Turkmenistan through Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. The third branch (C), which also runs on this route, was put into operation in May 2013.
Currently, there are works on construction of the fourth branch (D) at the new transit through Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.