January 28, 2015

"Petrochina's flag flutters next to a Chinese national flag at a gas station in Beijing. China's biggest oil and gas producer has opened its pipeline in Myanmar for trials in its bid to diversify energy imports. Reuters

A crude oil pipeline between Myanmar and China opened on Wednesday for a trial operation, according to Chinese state media, giving China access to the South East Asian country's pumps after a five-year joint effort to build the connection. The 771-kilometer (478-mile) pipeline will allow China, the world’s top crude buyer, some diversity in its energy imports and should help to reduce its dependence on oil transport through the Straits of Malacca."

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