China's pipeline network increases length, capacity

Over the last 4 years, China has seen a 62% increase in the growth of its oil and gas pipeline networks, which now extend a total of 48,000 km, according to official figures.

The National Bureau of Statistics said China's oil pipelines reached 24,136 km by yearend 2006, with a total capacity of 575.3 million tonnes/year, up 59.3% from 2002.

NBS also said China's gas transmission capacity rose by 158.9% from 2002 to 94.2 billion cu m/year. Gas pipelines, meanwhile, increased in length by 62.7% to 24,090 km.