The price of Gazprom’s pivot to the east

By Tom Washington 17 December 2014
Welding the first joint of the Power of Siberia pipeline. The project could cost $55 billion. (Gazprom) Welding the first joint of the Power of Siberia pipeline. The project could cost $55 billion. (Gazprom)

Gazprom’s much-vaunted turn to the east will come at a price. 

The Russian company needs $55 billion to develop the fields and infrastructure to send 38 billion cubic metres per year of gas to eastern China via the Power of Siberia pipeline, and even more to pipe West Siberian gas through the Altai region to China’s west.