Gazprom’s Alexey Miller and Wang Dongjin, Vice President of CNPC, signed a technical agreement in Moscow.
It is a supplement to the purchase and sale agreement on natural gas supplies via the eastern route, Gazprom said in a statement.
The technical agreement defines basic parameters of design, construction and operation of the Power of Siberia gas trunkline’s cross-border section.
In addition, the document contains the main technical and technological features of conveying gas from seller to buyer, according to the statement.
Gazprom and CNPC signed in May a deal for the Russian gas supply via the eastern route.
The 30-year contract provides for Russian gas supplies to China in the amount of 38 billion cubic meters per year.
Press Release, October 14, 2014; Image: Gazprom