It was noted that Gazprom continued its active efforts within the projects under the Eastern Gas Programme.
Particular attention at the press conference was paid to Russian gas supplies to China via the eastern route. The construction project for the Power of Siberia gas trunkline is ahead of schedule. By 2017, 445 km of its linear part were built. As of early June 2017, some 774 km were ready. Before the end of the year, it is planned to complete over 1100 km of the pipeline, which translates into about a half of Power of Siberia’s priority section stretching from the Chayandinskoye field in Yakutia to the Russian-Chinese border. In accordance with the contract signed between Gazprom and CNPC, gas supplies to China via the eastern route will start in the period from May 2019 through May 2021. In May 2017, the parties began to negotiate the exact starting dates for the said gas deliveries.
