Construction of the Yining-Horgos SNG Pipeline has been completed, ceremony for the occasion was held at the initial station of Yining, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, CNPC said in a statement.

Constructed by CNPC's subsidiary China Petroleum Engineering Co. Ltd, the pipeline is the first large diameter SNG pipeline in China. Commenced on May 12, 2011, with a total length of 64km, a diameter of 1,219mm, designed pressure of 12mpa, annual deliverability of 30 billion cubic meters, and a total investment of RMB 996 million, the pipeline is linked to the Third West-East Gas Pipeline after 16 months of construction.

The Yining-Horgos Gas Pipeline is a branch line of the Third West-East Gas Pipeline, and mainly delivers coal-based gas via the West-East Gas Pipeline System from Yili, Xinjiang. As the first export pipeline for coal-based gas in Xinjiang, it not only provides a channel for local gas resources, but also brings notable economic and social benefits to the region. Meanwhile, it fills the gap for natural gas resources in Mid South China and the country's southeastern coastal region.