On Monday Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli have launched the construction of the first part of Gazprom’s Power of Siberia pipeline - which will deliver 4 trillion cubic meters of gas to China over 30 years, reported RT.
First pipes for the Power of Siberia gas transmission system (GTS) were delivered to Lensk (Yakutia). The first batch consists of 260 1,420-millimeter pipes with a 21.7 millimeter wall thickness and the total weight of some 2.4 thousand tons.
Russia’s oil major Rosneft hopes for getting access to the Power of Siberia pipeline, if a decision is made to increase its throughput, Rosneft President Igor Sechin told the media on May 20, ITAR-TASS has reported.