By an OGJ Online Correspondent
BEIJING, Sept. 20 -- PetroChina Co. completed a major natural gas pipeline in northwestern China in early September.
The construction started in March of 2000. The 2.6 billion yuan ($310 million) pipeline is rated at 2 billion cu m/year.
The first section of the 660-mm line, from PetroChina's Qinghai oil and gas field to Xining City in Qinghai province, was completed in May (OGJ Online, May 23, 2001).
The second section extends from Xining to Lanzhou, the capital city of Gansu province.
The gas will be used as feedstock or for industries and households in Xining and Lanzhou.
