China prioritising Turkmenistan over Russia in next big pipeline project

[1/3] CNPC (China National Petroleum Corporation) logo and stock graph are seen through magnifier displayed in this illustration taken September 4, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Summary Xi calls for speeding Central Asian pipeline construction Pricing and technical hurdles had stalled pipeline project Moscow pushes new Siberian link, but Beijing prioritising Turkmen project New Turkmen gas to flow around 2028, new Russian gas in early 30s’ – consultants SINGAPORE/ASHGABAT, May 24 (Reuters) – China is accelerating the building of a long-delayed Central Asian pipeline to source gas from Turkmenistan even as Russia pushes its own new Siberian connection, as Beijing juggles…