Gas into Motors international NGV rally enters Russian stage
Background
The event is sponsored by the largest energy majors in Russia, Kazakhstan, and China – Gazprom, KazMunayGas, and CNPC. The rally’s partners include Germany’s Uniper and the Silkway Rally Association for the Support and Development of Motor Sports, the organizer of the Silk Way international rally.
The Gas into Motors NGV rally commenced on September 4 in Rudong, China. For the most part, its 9,881-kilometer route lies along the emerging international transit corridor entitled Europe – China.
The Europe – China corridor is an ambitious integrated investment project spanning Russia, Kazakhstan, and China. It will be more than 8,000 kilometers long.
The rally will serve as a barometer for the use of LNG-fueled NGVs within the Europe – China corridor, contributing to the development of natural gas filling infrastructure along the corridor and the harmonization of regulations on the use of refuelers and gas-powered machinery in the participating countries.
Efforts to create natural gas filling infrastructure along the route of the Europe – China corridor are being taken as part of cooperation between Gazprom, CNPC, and KazMunayGas. The respective memorandum was signed on October 5, 2017.
CNPC is a major Chinese oil and gas company. KunLun Energy Company Limited, a subsidiary of CNPC, is focused on, among other things, the development of China’s NGV market. The subsidiary controls a network of CNG and LNG filling stations across various Chinese regions, three LNG import terminals, and a large number of LNG plants. In addition, CNPC’s corporate structure includes specialized design subdivisions that develop special equipment for the NGV sector.
KazMunayGas National Company is an operator for hydrocarbon exploration, production, processing and transportation, representing the government in the oil and gas sector of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The KazMunayGas National Company Group, which was set up in 2002, comprises 220 entities.
Uniper SE is a subsidiary of E.ON SE focused on power generation and global energy trading.
