According to Globaldata, the total length of active oil and gas pipelines in Asia was 205,149km at the start of 2023. A total of 60,688km planned and announced trunk oil and gas pipelines are expected to come online during the outlook period 2023–2026. Of these, 57,424km represent planned pipelines with identified development plans, while there are 3,264km early-stage announced pipelines that are undergoing conceptual studies and are expected to get development approval. GlobalData uses proprietary data and analytics to provide a complete picture of the global oil & gas pipelines segment. Buy the latest pipelines profiles here.
At the start of 2023, China had the highest active oil and gas pipelines length followed by India at and Pakistan. Listed below are the ten longest active oil and gas pipelines/pipeline systems in Asia by length, according to GlobalData’s Pipelines Database.
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1. Sui Northern Gas Transmission Pipeline
With length of 9,052km, Sui Northern Gas Transmission in Pakistan is owned by Sui Northern Gas Pipelines and operated by Sui Northern Gas Pipelines. It became operational in 1964. Buy the profile here.
2. West–East III Pipeline
West–East III has a total length of 6,840km. Owned by China National Petroleum, China Petrochemical, China National Offshore Oil and Others, this pipeline in China is operated by China Oil & Gas Piping Network. It commenced operation in 2016. West–East III has a design capacity of 2,899mmcfd (million cubic feet per day). Buy the profile here.
3. Kogas System
The Kogas System in South Korea is 4,945km long. This pipeline system is owned by Korea Gas and operated by Korea Gas. Kogas System started operation in 1985. The Kogas System has a design capacity of 5,732mmcfd. Buy the profile here.
4. West–East II (Eastern Section) Pipeline
West–East II (Eastern Section) has a total length of 4,845km. China National Petroleum, China Petrochemical , China National Offshore Oil and Others, this pipeline in China is operated by China Oil & Gas Piping Network. It commenced operation in 2011. West–East II (Eastern Section) has a design capacity of 2,900mmcfd. Buy the profile here.
5. West–East I Pipeline
The West–East I in China is 4,380km long. This pipeline is owned by China National Petroleum , China Petrochemical , China National Offshore Oil and Others and operated by China Oil & Gas Piping Network. It started operation in 2004 and has a design capacity of 1,643mmcfd. Buy the profile here.
6. Sui Southern Gas Transmission Pipeline
The 3,889km long Sui Southern Gas Transmission in Pakistan is owned by Sui Southern Gas Co and operated by Sui Southern Gas Co. It became operational in 1954. It has a design capacity of 1,399mmcfd. Buy the profile here.
7. Hazira–Vijaypur–Jagdishpur Pipeline
The Hazira–Vijaypur–Jagdishpur in India is 2,887km long. This pipeline is owned by GAIL (India) and operated by GAIL (India). It became operational in 1987. It has a design capacity of 1,178mmcfd. Buy the profile here.
8. Myanmar–China Gas Pipeline
The Myanmar–China Gas in Myanmar is 2,520km long. This pipeline is owned by China National Petroleum , Posco International, Oil and Natural Gas Corp, Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise , GAIL (India) and Korea Gas and operated by China National Petroleum. Myanmar–China Gas started operation in 2013. This pipeline has a design capacity of 1,159mmcfd. Buy the profile here.
9. West–East II (Western Section) Pipeline
West–East II (Western Section) has a total length of 2,325km. Owned by China National Petroleum , China Petrochemical , China National Offshore Oil and Others, this pipeline in China is operated by China Oil & Gas Piping Network. It commenced operation in 2010. It has design capacity of 2,899mmcfd. Buy the profile here.
10. Salaya–Mathura Pipeline
The Salaya–Mathura in India is 2,314km long. This pipeline is owned by Indian Oil Corp and operated by Indian Oil Corp. It commenced operation in 1978. This pipeline has a design capacity of 492,823bd (barrels per day). Buy the profile here.
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