Russia planning second gas pipeline to China
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Russian energy giant Gazprom says it has begun design work for a new pipeline project, dubbed Power of Siberia 2, that would more than double the volumes of natural gas it could deliver to China
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Gas pipelines in operation 
Prospective gas pipelines 
Gas fields

1,000km 625 miles

SIBERIA
Moscow
Urengoy
Power of Siberia
RUSSIA
Tyumen
KAZAKHSTAN
Gorno-Altaisk
Altai route
Krasnoyarsk Chayanda
Urumqi
XINJIANG
Power of Siberia 2
ARCTIC OCEAN
Irkutsk
MONGOLIA
Erenhot
Beijing
CHINA
JAPAN
Vladivostok
Sakhalin Kovykta
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POWER OF SIBERIA
Launch date: Dec 2019 – Russia to supply gas to China for 30 years Capacity: 5 billion cubic metres (bcm) expected in first year, rising to 38bcm per year by 2025. Pipeline due to receive gas from Kovykta field in late 2022
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POWER OF SIBERIA 2
Possible launch date: 2030 Capacity: Up to 50bcm
Route: Gazprom looking at building pipeline across Mongolia instead of through Russia’s Altai region – option preferred by China to avoid restive Xinjiang province
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Sources: Gazprom, Reuters, Petroleum Economist, S&P Global © GRAPHIC NEWS