Gazprom resumes gas supplies through the Power of Siberia pipeline to China after maintenance

Russian gas company Gazprom has resumed gas exports to China via the Power of Siberia pipeline. Reuters reported this today, citing a company statement. Gazprom carried out scheduled maintenance on the pipeline for about a week. Under its contract with the Chinese side, the pipeline undergoes maintenance twice a year, in spring and autumn.

Last year, gas deliveries through the Power of Siberia pipeline from the Russian Far East to China reached a record 15.5 billion cubic meters. The year before, deliveries totaled about 10.5 billion cubic meters. Russia is seeking to offset the decline in exports to Europe, which followed its invasion of Ukraine, by increasing gas supplies to China.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the end of last December that Russia had become China’s second-largest supplier of pipeline gas and its fourth-largest supplier of liquefied natural gas (LNG). Turkmenistan is China’s largest supplier of pipeline gas.