The China-Myanmar oil and natural gas pipelines, China's new strategic energy channels, are expected to be completed on May 30, according to the contractor. Construction has been sped up on the pipelines' domestic and overseas sections. Barring insurmountable barriers, the oil and gas pipelines could begin operating in early June, China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) said. Crude oil will be shipped from the Middle East via the Indian Ocean-instead of the Strait of Malacca-before reaching Myanmar and entering China via the oil pipeline. The 1,100km-long oil and natural gas pipelines run from the port of Kyaukpyu on Myanmar's west coast and enter China at Ruili, Yunnan Province.
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