The first oil from a new 970km pipeline from Kazakhstan arrived at the Chinese border town of Alashankou yesterday.
It is the first step in a bold plan to build a system, triple that length, from the Caspian Sea fields to China.
By Isabel Gorst in Bishkek and Richard McGregor in Beijing
Published: May 26 2006 01:15 | Last updated: May 26 2006 01:15
The first oil from a new 970km pipeline from Kazakhstan arrived at the Chinese border town of Alashankou yesterday.
It is the first step in a bold plan to build a system, triple that length, from the Caspian Sea fields to China.
