How is CNPCs cooperation with the countries of Central Asia developing?
CNPC cooperates with Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and several other countries of Central Asia in producing oil and natural gas, technical servicing and equipment supplies. There are other forms of cooperation as well. In 2005, we completed the construction of the Kazakhstani-Chinese oil pipeline jointly with the Kazakh company KazMunaiGaz. It is the first Chinese transnational oil pipeline. At the same time, we hope that the Russian-Chinese oil pipeline, and the natural gas pipeline, will be completed as soon as possible. What role is cooperation between CNPC and Russian companies to play in the strengthening of relations between the People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation in the area of energy? Since the reestablishment of strategic partnership relations between Russia and China in 1996, bilateral ties have developed at a rapid pace. In 2001, the volume of trade turnover between China and Russia stood at $10 billion, while in 2005 it exceeded $29 billion. Now the task is to tr
