China-Russia oil pipeline delivers 106.13 million tons

The China-Russia oil pipeline has transported 106.13 million tons of crude oil since it began operations in 2011, according to statistics from Heilongjiang Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau.

The pipeline delivers oil from Russia's far-eastern region to China through its northeastern provinces.

The 1,000-km line originates in the Russian town of Skovorodino in the Amur region, enters China at Xingan and terminates at Daqing City in Heilongjiang province. The section of the oil pipeline in China is about 927.04 kilometers, and the Russian section is 72 kilometers.

The designed annual transportation capacity of the oil pipeline is 15 million tons, and the maximum transportation capacity can reach 30 million tons. It went to use on January 1, 2011.

The pipeline has reduced costs and raised efficiency of China's oil imports from Russia, which had previously relied on rail.

According to the agreement between the two countries, the pipeline will transport 15 million tons of crude oil from Russia to China every year until 2030.

China consumed about 560 million tons of crude oil in 2016, 65 percent of which were imported, and both oil consumption and the proportion imported will continue to rise, according to China National Petroleum Corporation, China's largest oil producer and supplier.

The China-Russia oil pipeline has become an important crude oil importing channel for China.