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China-Russia gas deal 'to undercut Aust LNG' | Business Spectator
China is on the verge of signing an historic gas deal with Russia that is likely to seal cheaper supply for the communist giant than Australian LNG exports, The Australian Financial Reviewreports.
According to the newspaper, the potential 30-year, $US100 billion deal for Siberian gas is expected to give China access to a price of $US10 per million British thermal units, compared to the $US15 BTU China pays for Australian LNG.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is due in Shanghai today, with the Russian president reportedly saying a gas deal was in the "final phase" ahead of the talks with counterpart Xi Jinping.
The agreement that could be signed is a 30-year contract for Russia's state-controlled Gazprom to supply China National Petroleum Corp with 38 billion cubic meters of natural gas per year, Reuters reports. Gazprom said at the weekend that it was still "one digit" away from a deal.
On Monday, sources close to Gazprom and in the gas industry said Russia wanted China to pay $US25 billion now to secure future gas supplies, whereas China had so far been reticent, concerned that other suppliers would seek similar deals, the news agency said. For its part, Beijing has been pushing to secure equity stakes in gas fields in eastern Siberia, which would be the main source of supply, Reuters added.
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america next?
China is on the verge of signing an historic gas deal with Russia that is likely to seal cheaper supply for the communist giant than Australian LNG exports, The Australian Financial Reviewreports.
According to the newspaper, the potential 30-year, $US100 billion deal for Siberian gas is expected to give China access to a price of $US10 per million British thermal units, compared to the $US15 BTU China pays for Australian LNG.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is due in Shanghai today, with the Russian president reportedly saying a gas deal was in the "final phase" ahead of the talks with counterpart Xi Jinping.
The agreement that could be signed is a 30-year contract for Russia's state-controlled Gazprom to supply China National Petroleum Corp with 38 billion cubic meters of natural gas per year, Reuters reports. Gazprom said at the weekend that it was still "one digit" away from a deal.
On Monday, sources close to Gazprom and in the gas industry said Russia wanted China to pay $US25 billion now to secure future gas supplies, whereas China had so far been reticent, concerned that other suppliers would seek similar deals, the news agency said. For its part, Beijing has been pushing to secure equity stakes in gas fields in eastern Siberia, which would be the main source of supply, Reuters added.
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america next?