Transnational gas pipeline witnesses China-Central Asia energy cooperation

STORY: Transnational gas pipeline witnesses China-Central Asia energy cooperation DATELINE: Aug. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:58 LOCATION: Nur-Sultan CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the China-Central Asia natural gas pipeline 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SONG XIAONING, Head of a gas compressor station of China-Central Asia natural gas pipeline 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZUO DONG, Staff, SINO-PIPELINE International Company 4. various of the Horgos initial compressor station 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): YUAN TAO, Staff, PipeChina West Pipeline Company STORYLINE: The Amu Darya Natural Gas Project is located in the Karakum Desert of Turkmenistan, a Central Asian inland country. The natural gas project has an annual output of over 10 billion cubic meters, with a peak production of 41 million cubic meters per day. After being extracted and processed, the natural gas is sent to the southern region of Uzbekistan, where it flows into the China-Central Asia natural gas pipeline. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SONG XIAONING,