Natural gas pipeline to ensure energy security and bolster ties with ASEAN

The China-Myanmar crude oil and gas pipeline, a pioneer project of the Belt and Road Initiative, carried 33 billion cubic meters of natural gas and 33.12 million metric tons of crude oil by June this year, according to China National Petroleum Corp, the country's largest oil and gas company.

The biggest investment by CNPC in Myanmar, the project includes the China-Myanmar crude oil pipeline, the China-Myanmar gas pipeline and the supporting crude oil terminal project in Made Island. It is also the first large-scale oil and gas pipeline facility across the entire territory of Myanmar.

The pipeline, which was started in June 2010, commenced operations in April 2017 as a State-operated collaboration between China, Myanmar and international commercial partners. It has helped ensure energy security of the world's second-largest economy while creating an energy channel that benefits the peoples of both Myanmar and China.