The Sino-Kazakhstan oil pipeline has delivered 10 million tons of crude oil last year, marking the first time to meet its designated capacity since it put into operation.
According to China National Petroleum Corp, China's largest oil and gas producer and supplier, the capacity of the Sino-Kazakhstan oil pipeline will hit 20 million tons per year, upon the completion of second phase of construction in 2013.
The 2,800 kilometer-pipeline, which links with PetroChina's Dushanzi branch in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in China, has delivered 30 million tons of crude oil to China since it began operation in 2006.
To tap the increasing energy needs and reduce dependence on oil import from the Middle East, China currently highly focuses on oil import from Central Asian countries.
According to China National Petroleum Corp, China's largest oil and gas producer and supplier, the capacity of the Sino-Kazakhstan oil pipeline will hit 20 million tons per year, upon the completion of second phase of construction in 2013.
The 2,800 kilometer-pipeline, which links with PetroChina's Dushanzi branch in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in China, has delivered 30 million tons of crude oil to China since it began operation in 2006.
To tap the increasing energy needs and reduce dependence on oil import from the Middle East, China currently highly focuses on oil import from Central Asian countries.
