Second Russian Pipeline Delay Sign That China Holds 'Upper Hand' — Analysts

Summary

Teng Juan Xuan writing in the Moscow Times, makes the following points:

• Pre invading Ukraine, Russia was the world's largest exporter of liquefied natural gas until replaced by Australia.
• Western sanctions have forced Russia to find new gas export markets.
• The existing Siberian pipeline supplied 15.5 billion LNG cubic metres in 2022.
• China is probably concerned about being over-reliant on Russian energy.

References

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References from the Web:

• MAR 2023 Explainer: Does China need more Russian gas via the Power-of-Siberia 2 pipeline?-Reuters
• MAR 2023 Russia announces progress with China on the Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline-Enerdata

Source Information: 

• Article Source: The Moscow Times
• Media Check: Moscow Times - Media Bias/Fact Check---Rating High Credibility
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