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Kazakhstan–China oil pipeline Phase II
pipelineOil
Cities
Kenkiyak
Kazakhstan
Kumkol
Kazakhstan
Distance
792km
new
792kmrehabilitated
– kmexisting
– kmCost
$250m
$250,000,000
Phases
operational, 2009
Objective
Description
The Kazakhstan–China oil pipeline runs from Kazakhstan's Caspian shore to Xinjiang in China. The pipeline is owned by the China National Petroleum Corporation and the Kazakh state-owned oil company KazMunayGas. The construction of the pipeline from Zhanaarka to Alashankou was completed in December 2005. The construction of the Kenkiyak–Kumkol section was agreed between Kazakhstan and China in 2007 and was completed in 2009. There is a plan to expand the capacity, which will start in 2029.History
The construction of pipeline was agreed between China and Kazakhstan in 1997. Kazakhstan proposed the pipeline, which became the first to run to China from any Central Asian country. The first section of pipeline from the Aktobe region's oil fields to Atyrau was completed in 2003. The construction of the pipeline from Zhanaarka (former Atasu) to Alashankou started in September 2004 and was completed in December 2005. The construction of the Kenkiyak–Kumkol section was agreed between Kazakhstan and China on 18 August 2007. This section was completed on 11 July 2009.Finance
Operators
China National Petroleum Corporation
Company
KazMunayGas
Company
Contractors
China National Petroleum Corporation
Company
KazMunayGas
Company