CNPC has put into operation the first section (Bozoy-Shymkent) of Phase-II Kazakhstan-China gas pipeline.
In August 2007, CNPC and KazMunaiGas (KMG) signed the agreement on construction and operation of the Kazakhstan-China Gas Pipeline. In 2008, the JV Asia Gas Pipeline (AGP) was formed to be in charge of the construction and operation management of the pipeline. The Phase-I project, i.e., the section of the Central Asia-China Gas Pipeline within the territory of Kazakhstan, has a total length of 1,302 km. Line A and Line B of the project have already been in operation, with a designed capacity of 30 bcm/year. Line C, running in parallel to Line A and Line B, boasts a capacity of 25 bcm/year, and is planned to be completed by the end of 2013.
The Phase-II pipeline starts from Beyneu of Mangystau Province in Kazakhstan, and will be connected to the Central Asia-China Gas Pipeline at Shymkent of South Kazakhstan Province. This 1,454 km-long pipeline is designed to transport 10 bcm/year and has a potential of up to 15 bcm/year. The Phase-II project consists of two sections. The first section, 1,143 km long from Bozoy of Aktobe Province to Shymkent, is now ready for natural gas delivery after construction started in July 2012. The second section, 311 km-long from Beyneu to Bozoy, is expected to be completed in 2015.