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Created
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10ASHGABAT162
2010-02-02 13:16:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Ashgabat
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UNCLAS ASHGABAT 000162
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE FOR SCA/CEN; EEB;
ENERGY FOR EKIMOFF/BURPOE/COHEN
COMMERCE FOR EHOUSE/DSTARKS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EPET PGOV EINV CH TX
SUBJECT: TURKMEN GAS HITS BEIJING
REF: ASHGABAT 35
UNCLAS ASHGABAT 000162
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE FOR SCA/CEN; EEB;
ENERGY FOR EKIMOFF/BURPOE/COHEN
COMMERCE FOR EHOUSE/DSTARKS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EPET PGOV EINV CH TX
SUBJECT: TURKMEN GAS HITS BEIJING
REF: ASHGABAT 35
1. (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet.
2. (U) On January 30, the Government-owned newspaper "Neutral
Turkmenistan" published an article entitled "Turkmen Gas Has Reached
Beijing." The article cites various Chinese media outlets as
stating that the Chinese National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) began
pumping Turkmen gas from the Horgos station at the Kazakh-Chinese
border to the Jingbian station via the newly-built western segment
of the Second West-East gas pipeline and that the gas had
successfully reached Beijing through the Shaan - Jing gas pipeline.
Both the Second West-East and the Shaan -Jing pipelines are located
inside China and are part of the Chinese gas transportation system,
designed to transport Turkmen gas from the Central Asia - China gas
pipeline to central and eastern parts of China (reftel).
3. (SBU) The Turkmen press article emphasized that Turkmen gas
exports will help CNPC tackle a sharp increase in gas demand for
Beijing and other parts of the country, brought on by an extremely
cold winter. It also indicated that the current Turkmen gas inflow
rate into China is 6.6 million cubic meters per day. It should be
noted that the article does not cite any sources from the Turkmen
oil and gas industry.
4. (SBU) According to a Turkmen Oil and Gas Ministry official, the
Ministry does not generally follow developments concerning Turkmen
gas to China, as it is "not concerned about the fate of Turkmen gas
after it crosses the Turkmen border." She also commented on volumes
of gas to China, pointing out that volumes should reach about 10
million cubic meters per day by the end of 2010, bringing the total
volume of gas exports for 2010 to 3-3.5 billion cubic meters (bcm).
She added that, despite an overall global drop in demand for gas,
CNPC is ramping up its gas transportation infrastructure inside of
China to accommodate Turkmen gas imported through the Central Asia -
China gas pipeline.
5. (SBU) COMMENT: The Turkmen press confirmed that Turkmen gas has
finally reached China, a source of great pride for the Turkmen.
Turkmenistan hopes to increase gas exports to China to up to 40 bcm
per year by 2014. If gas demand in China continues to incline
steadily, as predicted, the Chinese are likely to need every
molecule of gas Turkmenistan has to offer. END COMMENT.
CURRAN
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE FOR SCA/CEN; EEB;
ENERGY FOR EKIMOFF/BURPOE/COHEN
COMMERCE FOR EHOUSE/DSTARKS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EPET PGOV EINV CH TX
SUBJECT: TURKMEN GAS HITS BEIJING
REF: ASHGABAT 35
1. (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet.
2. (U) On January 30, the Government-owned newspaper "Neutral
Turkmenistan" published an article entitled "Turkmen Gas Has Reached
Beijing." The article cites various Chinese media outlets as
stating that the Chinese National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) began
pumping Turkmen gas from the Horgos station at the Kazakh-Chinese
border to the Jingbian station via the newly-built western segment
of the Second West-East gas pipeline and that the gas had
successfully reached Beijing through the Shaan - Jing gas pipeline.
Both the Second West-East and the Shaan -Jing pipelines are located
inside China and are part of the Chinese gas transportation system,
designed to transport Turkmen gas from the Central Asia - China gas
pipeline to central and eastern parts of China (reftel).
3. (SBU) The Turkmen press article emphasized that Turkmen gas
exports will help CNPC tackle a sharp increase in gas demand for
Beijing and other parts of the country, brought on by an extremely
cold winter. It also indicated that the current Turkmen gas inflow
rate into China is 6.6 million cubic meters per day. It should be
noted that the article does not cite any sources from the Turkmen
oil and gas industry.
4. (SBU) According to a Turkmen Oil and Gas Ministry official, the
Ministry does not generally follow developments concerning Turkmen
gas to China, as it is "not concerned about the fate of Turkmen gas
after it crosses the Turkmen border." She also commented on volumes
of gas to China, pointing out that volumes should reach about 10
million cubic meters per day by the end of 2010, bringing the total
volume of gas exports for 2010 to 3-3.5 billion cubic meters (bcm).
She added that, despite an overall global drop in demand for gas,
CNPC is ramping up its gas transportation infrastructure inside of
China to accommodate Turkmen gas imported through the Central Asia -
China gas pipeline.
5. (SBU) COMMENT: The Turkmen press confirmed that Turkmen gas has
finally reached China, a source of great pride for the Turkmen.
Turkmenistan hopes to increase gas exports to China to up to 40 bcm
per year by 2014. If gas demand in China continues to incline
steadily, as predicted, the Chinese are likely to need every
molecule of gas Turkmenistan has to offer. END COMMENT.
CURRAN