Natural gas pipeline to boost stocks

CNPC confident of catering to busy season demand for clean fuel in winter

The China-Central Asia natural gas pipeline will transport 200 billion cubic meters of natural gas by November, equivalent to the total annual natural gas consumption of China or 11 years' of natural gas supply for Beijing, China National Petroleum Corp, the country's largest oil and gas supplier and producer, said on Friday.

The pipeline, which has been in operation since December 2009, runs through China, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.