West-East Gas Pipeline 4

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West-East Gas Pipeline 4 (WEPPIIII) is proposed natural gas pipeline.

Location

The proposed pipeline runs from Yining, Xinjiang to Zhongwei, Ningxia, China.

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Project Details

• Operator: PetroChina
• Parent Company:
• Current Capacity: 40 billion cubic meters per year
• Proposed Capacity:
• Length: 1,940.54 miles / 3,123.00 kilometers
• Status: Operating
• Start Year: 2017

Background

The pipeline is owned and operated by PetroChina.The pipeline carries gas sourced in Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.