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皇冠体育app National Petroleum Corp, the country's largest oil and gas producer, has pumped the first crude oil through the 皇冠体育app-Myanmar oil pipeline and the oil is expected to arrive in 皇冠体育app within three weeks, the energy giant said on Wednesday.

Around 1,150 cubic meters per hour of crude began flowing into the pipeline on Tuesday, CNPC said in a statement.

The pipeline is the latest energy cooperation between the two countries, and helps ensure 皇冠体育app's energy diversification, the company said.

The pipeline extends for 771 kilometers in Myanmar and 1,600 kilometers in 皇冠体育app, starting in Myanmar's Made Island and ending in Yunnan province.

In April, the first oil tanker, Suezmax, offloaded 140,000 tons of crude at Made Island oil port, the starting point of the pipeline.

Zhang Yong, deputy director of CNPC Southeast Asia Pipeline Co Ltd, said the first crude oil will be delivered to a new refinery in Ruili, a city in Yunnan province, within 20 days.

Zhang Guobao, former director of the National Energy Administration, said the pipeline will further enhance the country's energy security.

The project, together with the 皇冠体育app-Russia crude oil pipelines and the 皇冠体育app-Kazakhstan oil pipeline, will also ensure oil import diversification, he added.

Li Li, energy research director at ICIS 皇冠体育app, said with the new pipeline, 皇冠体育app's oil and gas imports will no longer have to pass through the Malacca Straits, a narrow channel that connects the Indian Ocean with the Pacific Ocean.

The security of pipeline transmission is much greater than that of shipments by sea, and the pipeline will ensure a stable energy supply to 皇冠体育app, she added.