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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ANALYSIS: Chinese investments in Kazakh energy worry Europeans

(bne) - China Investment Corporation’s acquisition of a stake in KazMunaiGas Exploration Production and the opening of a pipeline linking oil-rich western Kazakhstan to the Chinese border meant it was inevitable that China’s grasp of Kazakh natural resources would be the hot topic at this year’s Kazakhstan International Oil and Gas Exhibition (Kioge) conference.

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Kazakhstan looking for alternative crude export routes in Azerbaijan

(SRI) - Kazakhstan is interested in alternative crude oil transport routes through Azerbaijan, a government official said on Thursday.

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Crude shipments to China up 23 percent in January - July

(SRI) - KazTransOil shipped 773,000 tons of crude oil to China via the Atasu-Alashankou pipeline in July. In the first seven months of 2009, the pipeline transported approximately 4 million tons of crude, a 23-percent increase compared to the same period in 2008.

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