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News China-Turkmenistan Gas Pipeline Opens

Mr. Hu Jintao, leader of the Republic of China, has opened a new gas pipeline from trukmenistan to China. This is one of a series of recent major energy investments by China in Central Asia, including purchases of oil companies in Kazakhstan, investment in expolration in the region, and a $4bn. loan to Turkmenistan to develop gas fields there.

Concerned URL http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSLDE5BD04Y20091214?type=marketsNews [open in new window]
Source of information Reuters
Release date 14/12/2009
Contributor David Conway
Keywords gas, oil

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