Russia and China sign major gas pipeline deal for 30 years

February 5, 2022

On Friday, Russia signed a 30-year deal to supply gas to China, strengthening the energy alliance between the two countries. met with his counterpart Xi Jinping, promising to increase trade exports from the region to China. The meeting took place while the Russian president was on a visit to China for the.



With this new deal, Russia aims to increase its gas supply to China by 10 billion cubic metres per year, of a total supply of 48 billion cubic metres per year. The new project is estimated to be worth USD117.5 billion. Russian energy giant has agreed to take part in the deal by supplying the gas to. A statement released by Gazprom indicates the project is due to start in two to three years.

The Russian president expressed appreciation for the deal by saying that, "a step forward was made in the gas industry". Russia already supplies to China via the  pipeline. The deal will be denominated in due to efforts by both countries to divert their foreign trade away from US dollars.