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Power of Siberia gas pipeline

Blagovechtchensk, Russie / Chine50.30°N 127.50°E
computed criticality48/100
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≈38 bcm/year at full capacity, Russian gas to China, no strait
2025
Market priceTTF gas · €/MWh
57.4€/MWh
37% over 30dthis week 18%

Indicative delayed market price: a tension gauge, distinct from the physical flow. A rise signals the input tightening.

Fault line

Russia's energy pivot to Asia: gas sold to China overland, bypassing maritime routes and sanctions. It cuts the share of Chinese energy held hostage by the Strait of Malacca, at the cost of a deep bilateral dependency.

Actors
Gazprom
CNPC
Depends on 1
Rosneft, Western SiberiaGrids & Energy · Link
Feeds 1
CATL, NingdeGrids & Energy
Sources
IEA, Gas Market Report ; Gazpromestimate