China-Myanmar Pipelines to Be Ready by May

China-Myanmar oil and natural gas pipelines, which run from port of Kyaukpyu on Myanmar's west coast and enter China at Ruili, Yunnan Province, is expected to be complete by May, Xinhua has reported.

Barring insurmountable barriers, the oil and gas pipelines could begin operating in early June, Gao Jianguo, the head of the project under the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), told Xinhua.

The main parts in Myanmar have been finished, while those in Chinese territory will be completed this month. The pipelines will undergo pressure tests and a drying process in February, according to Gao.

The oil pipeline has a designed annual transport capacity of 22 million tonnes, while the natural gas pipeline has a designed annual transport capacity of 12 billion cubic meters.