Report: China may buy more gas than Sila Sibiri's capacity

MOSCOW, Oct 23 (PRIME) -- China is considering raising purchases of Russian gas shipped through the Sila Sibiri pipeline after it reaches the target capacity of 38 billion cubic meters (bcm) in 2025, Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller told channel Rossiya 1 in an interview on October 22.

"After we have reached a Sila Sibiri supplies plateau of 38 bcm in 2025, the Chinese side is considering raising the volume of shipments via Sila Sibiri as well," Miller said.

Russia is also planning to start delivering 10 bcm of gas to China additionally from the Far East of the country from 2027.

"We have signed a new deal that has come in force on construction of a pipeline from the Far East. This will add 10 bcm of gas… The deadline for the start of supplies on the Far Eastern route stands at 2027," Miller said.

Gazprom sells additional gas to the country regularly, he added.

"I think it will total 600 million cubic meters of gas this year," Miller said.

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