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Natural Gas Pipeline

China commenced the construction of its first natural gas pipeline bound for the Xiongan New Area on April 13, according to the China Oil & Gas Piping Network Corporation.

Running a total length of 413.5 km, the pipeline begins in Tianjin Municipality and stretches all the way to neighboring Hebei Province, where the new area is located, the company said.

Designed to have an annual transmission capacity of 6.6 billion cubic meters, the pipeline will require a total investment of 8.6 billion yuan ($1.31 billion).

China announced its

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