Gazprom is advancing with the construction of its Power of Siberia pipeline to China, which is now 83 percent complete , as the Russian gas giant looks to supply more pipeline gas to the Chinese market, where demand is expected to surge in the coming years amid growing efforts to switch from coal to gas. As of May 17, a total of 1,791 kilometers (1,113 miles), or 83 percent of the linear section of the pipeline from the Chayandinskoye field to the Chinese border in the Amur Region, has been built, Gazprom said in a statement today. “This year the main part of construction and installation works on this section will be completed,” the Russian company said. Gazprom has a 30-year contract with CNPC for the supply of an annual 1.3 trillion cu ft of natural gas via the infrastructure. The pipeline is expected to start sending gas to […]