Project Profile
Value: US$4,000 million
Location: Turkmenistan, China, Kazakhstan
Start-up Year: 2014
The capacity of Pipeline “C” will rise to 25 billion cubic metres a year by December 2015, boosting the network’s capacity to 55 billion cubic metres. Construction of the 1,305-kilometre (811 miles) Kazakh section will begin early next year and Pipeline “C” will be operational by January 2014 with an initial capacity of 15 billion cubic metres a year.
Operators:
Government of Turkmenistan
Government of Kazakhstan
Government of China
China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC)
KazMunaiGaz (KMG)
Contractors:
Rolls Royce: Supply power and related equipment