Technical Description
The diameter of 1,679-mile (2,702 km) long pipeline system varies between 36 and 42 inches (910 and 1,100 mm). The capacity of the pipeline is 16.5 billion cubic meter (bcm) of natural gas per year. The whole pipeline costs around US$5 billion. The final section of the pipeline was completed on 12 November 2009.
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