12:39, 31 December 2012 | GMT +5
Second branch of West-East gas pipeline launched
BEIJING. December 31. KAZINFORM The second branch of West-East gas pipeline is now operational. The branch of the world's longest gas pipeline to date has been successfully put into commission, CNPC has released a statement.

The 8 704 km-long gas pipeline has eight regional pipelines delivering natural gas from Central Asia to Shanghai in eastern China and Guangzhou and Hong Kong in southern China.
The project worth $22.57 billion crosses 15 provinces of China and provides gas to reported 500 million people. The gas pipeline runs from Khorgos on the Chinese-Kazakh border to Hong Kong in the south of the country.