China’s crude exports from Kazakhstan up 45 percent in H1 2010

(SRI) - China’s crude oil imports from Kazakhstan via the Atasu-Alashankou pipeline reached 4.97 million tonnes in the first half of 2010, up 45.7 percent year-on-year, Chinese news agency Xinhua reported citing local government statistics.

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Kazakhstan, China to form joint venture to build pipeline

(SRI) - Kazakhstan and China will create a joint venture in July to build the Beyneu-Bozoy-Akbulak gas pipeline, the Oil and Gas Journal reported citing a Kazakh oil and gas executive.

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Ukraine seeks to resume Kazakh oil flow

(SRI) - The new Ukrainian government plans to restore transit of Kazakh crude oil via the Druzhba pipeline, First Deputy Prime Minister Andriy Kliuyev said on Monday. Shipments have been suspended since late January, after the two countries reportedly failed to agree on transit tariffs.

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Kazakhstan-China pipeline transports reach 20.4 million tons

(SRI) - The Kazakhstan-China oil pipeline, running from western Kazakhstan to western China, has shipped 20.39 million tons of crude oil to China since 2006.

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Russia claims Turkish backing for pipeline

(AFP) - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said Russia had won Turkey’s backing for Moscow to build a key section of a new gas pipeline seen as a rival of an EU-backed project in Turkish waters.
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CPC exports up 9.9 percent in 2009

(SRI) - The Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC), which transports Kazakh crude to the Black Sea via the CPC pipeline, shipped 34.6 million tons of oil last year, a 9.9-percent increase from 2008, the pipeline operator said Monday.

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China, Kazakhstan unveil landmark gas pipeline

(AP) - The leaders of Kazakhstan and China jointly unveiled Saturday the Kazakh section of a natural gas pipeline that will tap into Central Asia’s vast energy riches and loosen Russia’s influence over the region.
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Turkmen-China gas pipeline nearly operational

(AP) - A natural gas pipeline linking Turkmenistan and China is nearly operational and President Hu Jintao will attend an inauguration ceremony during a visit to the central Asian nation this weekend, a senior Chinese diplomat said Thursday.
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President signs law on Kazakhstan-China pipeline

(SRI) - Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev signed the law on ratification of the agreement between Kazakhstan and China to build and operate the Kazakhstan-China gas pipeline, following its ratification in the Mazhilis (lower chamber of the parliament) on November 19.

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Kazakhstan to participate in Samsun-Ceyhan pipeline project

(SRI) - Kazakhstan plans participate in the Samsun-Ceyhan pipeline project, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev told the Turkish parliament during an official visit on Thursday.

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