Tarim Basin Rim Gas Pipeline Network

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Tarim Basin Rim Gas Pipeline Network 环塔里木盆地天然气输送管网 is a pipeline network with more than 3000 kilometers of mileage that is operating in Tarim Basin Rim, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China.

Location

The network runs around Tarim Basin. in Xinjiang Autonomous Region in China.

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Network background

Tarim Basin is in south of Tianshan Mountains in Xinjiang Autonomous Region, covering an area of 530,000 square kilometers. It is the biggest basin in China, containing the biggest desert in the country, Taklamakan.

In 1980s, oil and natural gas resources were explored and found in the basin. In 1989, a first load of oil and associated natural gas in Tarim Oil Field were produced by PetroChina. Tarim Basin soon became one of the biggest oil and gas producing field in China. A mega natural gas transportation project, West-East Gas Pipeline 1 began to deliver gas produced in Tarim Basin to the Southeast of China. Meanwhile, since 1998, a campaign 气化南疆 which is trying to reach every city and county of Tarim area in south of Xinjiang with natural gas pipelines began. In 2010, the campaign continued with enhanced effort, under a new name of South Xinjiang Natural Gas Pipeline Network (南疆天然气利民工程管网).

On December 2011, the network project proposal 《南疆天然气利民工程规划》 received permission for construction from National Development and Reform Committee. The budge for the project was 6.3 billion RMB. It consists of 4 backbone pipelines, totalling 1891 kilometers of mileage, and 19 branches with 594 kilometers in the proposal.

The construction started in July 2010 & 2011 and completed in 2013. It began trial operation in May 2014. The actual mileage is 388 kilometers shorter than planned, mainly due to a segment Minzhong-Tafeng was not constructed. The network continues expanding. By March 2022, the total mileage was reportedly3035 kilometers. The phase II of the South Xinjiang Natural Gas Pipeline Network was discussed.

南疆天然气利民工程管网建设包括英买力-喀什段(管径559mm，长620km)、喀什-泽普段(管径508mm，长270km)、和田-泽普段(管径508mm，长346km)、和田-民丰-塔中段(管径273mm，长651km，其中民丰-塔中段长287km，作为补充气源管网适时建设)等4条输气干线，柯坪支线、巴楚支线、图木舒克支线、伽师-岳普湖-麦盖提支线和莎车支线等5条支线及14条团场支线，途经阿克苏地区、克州、喀什地区、和田地区及巴州，线路全长约2424km。

工程位于新疆维吾尔自治区阿克苏地区、喀什地区、和田地区、克孜勒苏柯尔克孜自治州4个地区（州）境内，包括4条干线以及6条支线和14条团场支线。线路全长约2077.5公里，共设37座工艺站场，包括首站1座、分输站8座、分输清管站5座、清管站3座、末站20座，设置55座线路阀室。工程投资46.01亿元，其中环保投资约1.16亿元。

Network details

• Owner: Talimu Oilfield Company 中国石油天然气股份有限公司塔里木油田分公司
• Parent company: CNPC
• Capacity: 3.9 billion cubic meters per year
• Length: 2077.5 kilometers
• Diameter: 559 and 508 millimetres
• Status: operating
• Start year: 2014
• Cost: 4.601 billion RMB

Segment details

Yingmaili-Kashgar segment 英买力-喀什段

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• Owner: China National Petroleum Corporation Xinjiang Oil and Gas Storage and Transportation Branch 中国石油天然气股份有限公司新疆油田油气储运分公司
• Parent company: CNPC
• Capacity: billion cubic meters per year
• Length: 620 kilometers
• Diameter: 559 millimetres
• Status: operating
• Start year: 2013
• Cost: million RMB

Kashgar-Zepu segment 喀什-泽普段

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• Owner: China National Petroleum Corporation Xinjiang Oil and Gas Storage and Transportation Branch 中国石油天然气股份有限公司新疆油田油气储运分公司
• Parent company: CNPC
• Capacity: 1.39 billion cubic meters
• Length: 270 kilometers
• Diameter: 508 milimeters
• Status: operating
• Start year: 2013
• Cost:

Hotan-Zepu segment 和田-泽普段

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• Owner: China National Petroleum Corporation Xinjiang Oil and Gas Storage and Transportation Branch 中国石油天然气股份有限公司新疆油田油气储运分公司
• Parent company: CNPC
• Capacity: billion cubic meters
• Length: 346 kilometers
• Diameter: 508 milimeters
• Status: operating
• Start year: 2013
• Cost:

Hotan-Minfeng-Tanzhong segment 和田-民丰-塔中段

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  • Owner: China National Petroleum Corporation Xinjiang Oil and Gas Storage and Transportation Branch 中国石油天然气股份有限公司新疆油田油气储运分公司
  • Parent company: CNPC
  • Capacity: billion cubic meters
  • Length: 651 kilometers( Minfeng-Tanzhong segment, 287 kilometers, was not built 民丰-塔中段长287km，作为补充气源管网适时建设)
  • Diameter: 273 milimeters
  • Status: operating
  • Start year: 2013
  • Cost:

Branches:

Uqturpan County Branch 乌什支线

• Owner: China National Petroleum Corporation Xinjiang Oil and Gas Storage and Transportation Branch 中国石油天然气股份有限公司新疆油田油气储运分公司
• Parent company: CNPC
• Capacity: 139.7 thousand cubic meters per day
• Length: 99 kilometers
• Diameter: milimeters
• Status: operating
• Start year: 2018
• Cost: