OREANDA-NEWS  Russian gas supplies to China via the Power of Siberia gas pipeline have increased since mid-November in accordance with an additional agreement previously signed, Gazprom notes.

In addition, from the beginning of 2024, there will be a new increase in contract volumes - up to 30 billion cubic meters. m with 22 billion cubic meters . m in 2022.

On Thursday, a meeting of the Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) between Gazprom PJSC and the Chinese company CNPC was held in Beijing under the leadership of Vitaly Markelov, Deputy Chairman of the Gazprom Management Board, and Huang Yongzhang, Vice President of CNPC.

"It was noted that Russian gas supplies via the eastern route - the Power of Siberia gas pipeline - are proceeding reliably. The companies are preparing for a planned increase in supplies in 2024. In addition, since mid-November of this year, the volume of supplies has been significantly increased in accordance with the previously signed Additional Agreement to the gas purchase and sale agreement," Gazprom writes.

The report also notes that design work is underway on the gas pipeline of the "Far Eastern" route, including a cross-border section across the Ussuri River near the cities of Dalnerechensk (Russia) and Hulin (China).

The parties also discussed a promising project for gas supplies from Russia to China through Mongolia.

In addition, the meeting discussed issues of cooperation between companies in the scientific and technical field and in the field of personnel training. As a result of the meeting, the inter-corporate standard "Flexible welded steel tubing. General technical conditions".