China-Myanmar pipeline carries 10.8M tonnes crude oil in 2019

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China-Myanmar pipeline carries 10.8M tonnes crude oil in 2019
Xinhua, January 15, 2020

Photo taken on May 19, 2017 shows the Ruili station of the China-Myanmar crude oil pipeline in Ruili, southwest China's Yunnan Province. [Photo/Xinhua]

China imported 10.8 million tonnes of crude oil via the China-Myanmar oil and gas pipeline in 2019, up 6.3 percent year on year, according to the Kunming Customs in southwest China's Yunnan Province.

The Kunming Customs said Tuesday that the import value amounted to 37.7 billion yuan (about 5.5 billion U.S. dollars), up 3.9 percent.

Meanwhile, the imports of natural gas from Myanmar amounted to 3.4 million tonnes, up 54 percent from 2018, with a total value of 12.1 billion yuan, an annual increase of 74.1 percent.

Crude oil started entering China via the 1,420-km China-Myanmar crude oil pipeline from June 2017, and the China-Myanmar natural gas pipeline was put into operation in July 2013.

According to the Dehong oil and gas transmission branch of the China National Petroleum Corporation, China has imported about 26.9 million tonnes of crude oil and 24.6 billion cubic meters of natural gas through the China-Myanmar oil and gas pipeline.



China's trade with Myanmar up 28.5% in 2019

Xinhua, January 15, 2020

China's trade with Myanmar expanded by 28.5 percent year on year in 2019 to 128.91 billion yuan (about 17.71 billion U.S. dollars), customs data showed Tuesday.

China's exports to the country stood at 84.9 billion yuan, up 22.1 percent from the previous year, while imports surged 42.8 percent to 44.01 billion yuan, said Huang Guohua, an official with the General Administration of Customs, at a press briefing.

The two sides will deepen cooperation in jointly building the Belt and Road and make progress in major projects of the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor, said Huang.

 

[Genghis khan1]

Why can’t Pakistan build pipeline from Gawadar or via Iran into China and bank some transit money???

 

[Dual Wielder]

Why can’t Pakistan build pipeline from Gawadar or via Iran into China and bank some transit money???

Geographic location and topography... Seriously Genghis after 9 century's it seems your memory is a little rusty... During your rebellious days your empire pretty much shallowed all of Asia..

 

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China-Myanmar pipeline carries 10.8M tonnes crude oil in 2019
Xinhua, January 15, 2020

Photo taken on May 19, 2017 shows the Ruili station of the China-Myanmar crude oil pipeline in Ruili, southwest China's Yunnan Province. [Photo/Xinhua]

China imported 10.8 million tonnes of crude oil via the China-Myanmar oil and gas pipeline in 2019, up 6.3 percent year on year, according to the Kunming Customs in southwest China's Yunnan Province.

The Kunming Customs said Tuesday that the import value amounted to 37.7 billion yuan (about 5.5 billion U.S. dollars), up 3.9 percent.

Meanwhile, the imports of natural gas from Myanmar amounted to 3.4 million tonnes, up 54 percent from 2018, with a total value of 12.1 billion yuan, an annual increase of 74.1 percent.

Crude oil started entering China via the 1,420-km China-Myanmar crude oil pipeline from June 2017, and the China-Myanmar natural gas pipeline was put into operation in July 2013.

According to the Dehong oil and gas transmission branch of the China National Petroleum Corporation, China has imported about 26.9 million tonnes of crude oil and 24.6 billion cubic meters of natural gas through the China-Myanmar oil and gas pipeline.



China's trade with Myanmar up 28.5% in 2019

Xinhua, January 15, 2020

China's trade with Myanmar expanded by 28.5 percent year on year in 2019 to 128.91 billion yuan (about 17.71 billion U.S. dollars), customs data showed Tuesday.

China's exports to the country stood at 84.9 billion yuan, up 22.1 percent from the previous year, while imports surged 42.8 percent to 44.01 billion yuan, said Huang Guohua, an official with the General Administration of Customs, at a press briefing.

The two sides will deepen cooperation in jointly building the Belt and Road and make progress in major projects of the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor, said Huang.

the new port will probably increase the amount.

 

[Genghis khan1]

Geographic location and topography... Seriously Genghis after 9 century's it seems your memory is a little rusty... During your rebellious days your empire pretty much shallowed all of Asia..

Advancement in Engineering came a long way. Even tho majority of Chinese industries are on east coast but, I think most secure and cost effective way into China for its massive economy is Iran-Pakistan into China. Single pipe line will eliminate shipping charges and naval blockade threat.

 

[lcloo]

Advancement in Engineering came a long way. Even tho majority of Chinese industries are on east coast but, I think most secure and cost effective way into China for its massive economy is Iran-Pakistan into China. Single pipe line will eliminate shipping charges and naval blockade threat.

Pipeline from Myanmar to Industrial cities in China is much shorter than that from Pakistan. Also building pipelines through the high mountain range is very expensive. Thus it is more economical to choose Myanmar pipeline.

 

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China sees Myanmar as stepping stone to Indian Ocean, energy security

• Chinese President Xi Jinping will begin a two-day trip to Southeast Asian nation on Friday with hopes high he can help finalise details of a US$1.3 billion deal to develop Kyaukpyu port
• But China’s growing presence in Indian Ocean is fuelling concerns in New Delhi

Laura Zhou
Published: 5:18pm, 15 Jan, 2020

Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to start a two-day visit to Myanmar on Friday. Photo: AP

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s upcoming trip to Myanmar
is expected to help Beijing boost its presence in the Indian Ocean, especially if a deal can be finalised on the development of the China-funded Kyaukpyu port.
China’s ambassador to Myanmar, Chen Hai, said on Sunday that Xi was expected to oversee the signing of several deals during a two-day visit that starts on Friday, including possibly putting the final piece of the puzzle in the US$1.3 billion port deal, negotiations for which have been going on for several years.

Once completed, the facility on the Bay of Bengal will provide Beijing with a direct link to oil supplies from the Middle East, as Kyaukpyu is at one end of a massive oil and natural gas pipeline network that runs all the way to Kunming in southwest China’s Yunnan province.

That direct link will provide an alternative route for China’s energy imports avoiding the Malacca Strait, which links the Indian Ocean to the South China Sea but has become a flashpoint for Sino-Indian maritime rivalry.

The development of Kyaukpyu is part of Beijing’s wider plan to expand its footprint in South Asia, which has seen it invest heavily in Indian Ocean ports through its
Belt and Road Initiative
, much to the concern of New Delhi.

Archana Atmakuri, a research analyst at the National University of Singapore, said Beijing had a clear ambition in the region.

“The port development projects, be they in Gwadar in Pakistan, Hambantota in Sri Lanka, Kyaukphyu in Myanmar or Chittagong in Bangladesh, are all happening in India’s backyard, and this feeds into China’s encirclement strategy towards India,” she said.

In 2015, a consortium led by Chinese state-owned Citic won the bid to develop the port in central Rakhine state at an estimated cost of US$7 billion. However, in 2018, the National League for Democracy – Myanmar’s ruling party –
slashed the budget to US$1.3 billion
amid concerns it would be unable to service the debt.

Xi’s visit comes amid growing rivalry between the world’s two most populous nations in South Asia and the Indian Ocean, an area that Delhi regards as its backyard.


Besides funding port projects in Hambantota and Gwadar, Beijing last month gifted two Type 053 frigates to Bangladesh, after giving a similar vessel to the
Sri Lankan navy
in June.
“India will have a close eye on the visit,” Sampa Kundu, an assistant professor at Amity University in Uttar Pradesh, India, said.


“But New Delhi has its own approach towards Myanmar.”

Atmakuri agreed, saying that under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India had made more effort to cultivate ties with its Asian neighbours, such as working with Japan on a container terminal in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo and supporting the development of the Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport project that is designed to connect the east Indian port of Kolkata to Sittwe port in Rakhine.

Jabin Jacob, an associate professor at Shiv Nadar University in India, said tensions between Delhi and Beijing were likely to grow in the region.

“Despite its limited resources, India’s navy is operationally superior to the Chinese navy in the Indian Ocean but the latter’s ability for grey zone operations and military diplomacy in the region suggests the balance is likely to shift in China’s favour,” he said.

Atmakuri said that as competition between the two nations intensified, concerns were growing among smaller countries that they might be forced to pick sides.

“The question to ask is how small and middle powers react to this,” she said, “I think countries are preparing for the competition in the Indian Ocean.”

Xi will be the first Chinese president to visit Myanmar since 2001. During his trip he is expected to meet government leaders, including
Aung San Suu Kyi
, and military chief
General Min Aung Hlaing
.
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/dip...r-stepping-stone-indian-ocean-energy-security

 

[Abdul Rehman Majeed]

CMEC is a great strategic threat to CPEC.

Pakistan should partner with the US and Rohingyas to sabotage CMEC.

 

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Myanmar children receive free congenital heart surgery in China

 

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Chinese workers help secure smooth operation of China-Myanmar oil and gas pipeline

 

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Myanmar Air Force Mig-29 escort Xi's plane