CNPC to boost natural gas imports
June 07th, 2012 | Global TimesChina National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), China’s largest oil and gas producer and supplier, announced Thursday that it has reached an agreement with Turkmenistan National Petroleum Konzern to increase deliveries of natural gas from the central Asia country.
According to data released by CNPC on June 5, the amount of natural gas produced in Turkmenistan and sent into China through the Central Asia Gas Pipeline exceeded 30 billion cubic meters, one-fifth of China’s natural gas consumption in 2011.