Gazprom, CNPC ink technical agreement on gas supplies via eastern route

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