As of 2004, China had 15,890 kilometers of gas pipelines, 14,478 kilometers of oil pipelines, and 3,280 kilometers for refined products.
China’s pipelines carried 219.9 million tons of petroleum and natural gas in 2003.
As a major oil and gas consumer, China is searching for more external supples.
Construction of a 4,200-kilometer-long pipeline from Xinjiang to Shanghai was completed in 2004.
