CPC has built up a natural gas transmission and distribution system in western Taiwan
that includes approximately 1,520 kilometers of trunk pipeline, extends from Pingtung
to Keelung and takes in eight supply centers and 42 distribution stations. CPC's gas
pipeline plans have as their goal the construction of ring-shaped networks: by laying
down a 238-kilometer undersea pipeline from Yongan to Tongxiao and a 500-kilometer
terrestrial pipeline from Yongan to Taoyuan, it will create a circular gas pipeline network
in central and southern Taiwan. In addition, after the 36-inch undersea gas pipeline
from Taichung to Datan has commenced operation, it will be linked with terrestrial
pipelines in central and northern Taiwan to form another circular gas transport network
– thus giving CPC an integrated "figure 8" gas transmission network.
Long-term purchasing contracts to diversify overseas sources of natural gas
CPC has worked to diversify its natural gas sources to ensure a stable supply for Taiwan.
There are long-term LNG purchasing contracts with Indonesia, Malaysia and Qatar and
great progress has been made in planning and negotiating other long-term agreements
with, for example, Papua New Guinea, Australia and the USA.
In 2013, CPC imported its LNG mainly from Indonesia, Malaysia and Qatar under long-
term purchasing contracts. Additional supplies were obtained through master sales
agreements with the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Egypt, Nigeria and other sources
in the context of stability and diversity. CPC sold 16.5 billion cubic meters of natural gas
throughout the year.
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