Alexei Miller, the CEO of the Russian gas giant Gazprom, informed that the 4,000 km Power of Siberia pipeline just crossed the shipping of 100 bcm from the natural gas fields of Kovykta and Chayanda in Eastern Siberia, some of the largest gas reserves in the Eastern half of the

immense Russian territory, untapped until a few years ago. The pipeline entered into service at the end of 2019, right a few weeks before the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic crisis in China, and it was inaugurated by the same Chinese and Russian president Xi Jinping and

Vladimir Putin. The agreement between the two countries about the pipeline construction dates back to 2014 and was the result of at least 10 years of negotiations between Moscow and Beijing. Many times, including within Miller's announcement, the contract has been described as

"the largest gas contract in the history of the industry" Today, continues Miller, the landmark achievement is just the "beginning of a long journey" which will get "more than a trillion" of cubic metres from Russia to China in the decades ahead. In practice, Gazprom sees

China as the largest market for its natural gas. This is particularly true in the face of the crumbling interdependence with the🇪🇺EU and the same Roadmap, recently published, intended to phase out all natural gas, oil, and nuclear fuel imports from by 2027. Interdependency

is the key word to describe the Sino-Russian gas reality and future. According to Miller, the partnership with China is "based on mutual trust and a common desire for development and prosperity. As our Chinese colleagues say, the longer the friendship, the stronger it is."

Gazprom is promising a new pipeline from the Russian Far East, the so-called Far East Route, to be realised by 2027. It describes the same gas routes as "more than clean energy suppliers. This is a strong bond between our countries and peoples, and it is a mutually beneficial

cooperation for many, many years to come." Other projects are discussed, both in Siberia and in the Arctic, including the construction of the Power of Siberia 2 pipeline through🇲🇳Mongolia. Yet, there is no certainty that these will be realised as gas geopolitics continues to be

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