Sichuan-Shanghai gas pipeline

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Sichuan-Shanghai gas pipeline is a planned 1,702 kilometres (1,058 mi) long pipeline currently. The pipeline will run from Pugang gas field in Dazhou, Sichuan Province, to Qingpu District of Shanghai.^[1] An 842 kilometres (523 mi) long secondary line will connect Yichang in Hubei with Puyang in Henan Province. Two shorter branches will be located near the Puguang gas field and one in the east near Shanghai.^[2]

The construction of the first 1,360 kilometres (845 mi) long section from Yichang in Hubei Province to Shanghai started on 22 May 2007 and it expected to be completed by 2010.^[3] The tunnel to cross Yangtze River was completed in October 2007. The tunnel is about 20 meters beneath the riverbed and connects two wells on each side of the river.^[4]

The capacity of the pipeline will be 12 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas per annum.^[5] It will have eight centrifugal compressors, which would be provided by GE Oil & Gas.^[2] The operator of the pipeline would be Sinopec.^[3]