LNG Chain

Gas transmission pipeline · Lunnan to Shanghai

West-East Gas Pipeline 1

West-East Gas Pipeline 1 is an operating gas transmission pipeline in China. The tracker lists 1 tracked segment, 4,000 km long and 17 bcm/y of capacity, starting up in 2005. It runs from Lunnan to Shanghai.

Length

4,000 km

Capacity

17 bcm/y

12.5 Mtpa LNG equivalent

Segments tracked

1

Largest diameter 1016 mm (40 in)

Route

West-East Gas Pipeline 1 runs from Lunnan to Shanghai. The map draws the tracked route and any LNG terminal within 25 km of it.

Loads about 250 kB of map code and the country outline file.

From
Lunnan
To
Shanghai
Start country
China
End country
China
Countries crossed
China
Onshore / offshore
Not reported
Fuel
Gas
Region
Asia
Route drawn on map
3,619 km
GEM pipeline ID
P4927
Start year
2005
GEM wiki page
gem.wiki

Segments

Each row is one row of GEM's pipeline file. Project-level figures repeated on every segment are counted once in the totals above.

SegmentStatusFrom → toLengthCapacityDiameterStartRoute from
Whole pipelineOperatingLunnan → Shanghai4,000171016 mm2005GEM's route file

Connected LNG terminals

Terminals whose coordinates fall within 25 km of this route, or whose name matches the pipeline. Proximity is not proof of a physical connection.

TerminalCountryImport / exportStatusDistanceMatched by
Jiangyin LNG Terminal (Garson Gas)ChinaImportUnder construction21.8 kmroute proximity
Jiangyin LNG Terminal (Hanas)ChinaImportCancelled24.3 kmroute proximity
Jiangyin LNG Terminal (Zhongtian Energy)ChinaImportShelved24.7 kmroute proximity

Owners and operators

Stakes as reported by GEM per segment, merged across segments.

Ownership is not reported for this pipeline.

Common questions

Generated from the same tracker fields as the tables above, so the two cannot disagree. Each answer stands on its own.

Where does West-East Gas Pipeline 1 run?
West-East Gas Pipeline 1 runs from Lunnan to Shanghai, crossing China.
How long is West-East Gas Pipeline 1?
West-East Gas Pipeline 1 is 4,000 km long.
How much gas can West-East Gas Pipeline 1 carry?
West-East Gas Pipeline 1 has a design capacity of 17 bcm/y. Where every segment of a project repeats the same figure it is counted once rather than summed.
Is West-East Gas Pipeline 1 operating?
West-East Gas Pipeline 1 is operating, having started in 2005.
Who owns West-East Gas Pipeline 1?
Ownership of West-East Gas Pipeline 1 is not reported in the current tracker release.
Does West-East Gas Pipeline 1 serve an LNG terminal?
West-East Gas Pipeline 1 passes within 25 km of 3 tracked LNG terminals. Proximity is not proof of a physical connection; each match is listed with its distance and how it was made.