Russian pipeline to reach China soon

A long-awaited oil pipeline from Russia is expected to reach China within weeks, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Monday.

He told lawmakers that Russian state oil pipe builder Transneft will soon finish laying the pipes. There was no word on when oil would start to flow.

Media have reported the 67-km pipeline link - the first between the two countries - will deliver 300 million tons of oil to China between 2010 and 2030.