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Gas transmission pipeline · Xinjiang to Guangdong

West-East Gas Pipeline 2

West-East Gas Pipeline 2 is an operating gas transmission pipeline in China. The tracker lists 1 tracked segment, 9,102 km long and 30 bcm/y of capacity, starting up in 2012. It runs from Xinjiang to Guangdong. It is owned by China Petroleum West Pipeline Co Ltd.

Length

9,102 km

Capacity

30 bcm/y

22.1 Mtpa LNG equivalent

Segments tracked

1

Largest diameter 30963 mm (1219 in)

Route

West-East Gas Pipeline 2 runs from Xinjiang to Guangdong. 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
Xinjiang
To
Guangdong
Start country
China
End country
China
Countries crossed
China
Onshore / offshore
Not reported
Fuel
Gas
Region
Not reported
Route drawn on map
7,537 km
GEM pipeline ID
P4947
Start year
2012
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 pipelineOperatingXinjiang → Guangdong9,1023030963 mm2012GEM'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
Pinghu LNG TerminalChinaImportOperating2.1 kmroute proximity
Wuhan LNG TerminalChinaImportShelved4 kmroute proximity
Hong Kong FSRUHong KongImportOperating18 kmroute proximity
Hongmei LNG TerminalChinaImportOperating21.7 kmroute proximity
Zhiwan Island LNG TerminalChinaImportShelved24.3 kmroute proximity

Owners and operators

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

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 2 run?
West-East Gas Pipeline 2 runs from Xinjiang to Guangdong, crossing China.
How long is West-East Gas Pipeline 2?
West-East Gas Pipeline 2 is 9,102 km long.
How much gas can West-East Gas Pipeline 2 carry?
West-East Gas Pipeline 2 has a design capacity of 30 bcm/y. Where every segment of a project repeats the same figure it is counted once rather than summed.
Is West-East Gas Pipeline 2 operating?
West-East Gas Pipeline 2 is operating, having started in 2012.
Who owns West-East Gas Pipeline 2?
West-East Gas Pipeline 2 is owned by China Petroleum West Pipeline Co Ltd, as recorded in the current tracker release.
Does West-East Gas Pipeline 2 serve an LNG terminal?
West-East Gas Pipeline 2 passes within 25 km of 5 tracked LNG terminals. Proximity is not proof of a physical connection; each match is listed with its distance and how it was made.

More gas pipelines in China

Listed in name order among the 968 pipelines tracked in China, so projects with the same name sit together. A browse aid, not a claim that they are alike.

In our rankings

Where this appears in the site's generated top lists. Each ranking page states its own method before its table.

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