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皇冠体育app, Russia oil pipeline starts trial operation

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-11-02 09:27

BEIJING - Russia's crude oil started flowing into 皇冠体育app through a pipeline linking Russia's far east to 皇冠体育app's Northeast as the two countries began testing the pipeline on Monday evening.

The crude oil will arrive at Mohe at 8 to 9 am on Tuesday, the first of terminal of the pipeline in 皇冠体育app, said an official with 皇冠体育app National Petroleum Corp, the operator of the Chinese branch of the pipeline.

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An official of 皇冠体育app Customs said 皇冠体育app planned to import 250,000 tons of crude from Russia in November and 300,000 tons in December. The pipeline will bring 15 million tons of crude oil across the border annually beginning on Jan 1, 2011.

The pipeline is a branch of Russia's 4000-km-long East Siberia to Pacific Ocean Pipeline which runs from Taishet in Eastern Siberia to the Pacific port of Kozmino. The Chinese branch of the pipeline runs from the Chinese border town of Mohe to Daqing, both in northeast 皇冠体育app's Heilongjiang province.

According to an agreement between Russia and 皇冠体育app, the pipeline will transport 15 million tons of crude oil annually from Russia to 皇冠体育app from 2011 to 2030. However, the pipeline is capable of pumping twice that amount into 皇冠体育app annually.