Russia And China Kick Off Construction Of Massive Gas Pipeline

Russia and China marked the beginning of the construction of the almost-2,500-mile Power of Siberia natural-gas pipeline between the two countries with a ceremony outside the Siberian city of Yakutsk Monday. The pipeline is expected to deliver 38 billion cubic meters of gas annually over 30 years to northeastern China from Siberia, with the first shipment scheduled for 2019, Reuters reported