China and Kazakhstan agree on construction of second stage of pipeline

The Chinese National Gas Corporation and the Kazakh company "GazMunayGas" have signed an agreement on the construction of the second part of the China-Kazakhstan pipeline, ITAR-TASS reports.

The Kazakh - Chinese part of the pipeline is an important part of the China - Central Asia pipeline. The project is to be realized in two stages. The first line begins at the border between Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan and ends in the Chinese city of Horgos. This 1200 km long pipeline was opened in 2009. The second line will be constructed on Kazakh territory and will be 1400 km long, with a carrying capacity planned at 10 billion cubic meters of gas per year.