Daqing unmoved by Putin’s remarks about Sino-Russian oil pipeline

An official involved in drawing up the petrochemical development plans for the city of Daqing has told Interfax that the scheme is still shelved, despite the comments made by Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding the future of the Sino-Russian oil pipeline.

When it seemed as if the Pacific port of Nahodka, rather than Daqing, would actually be the priority destination of the pipeline, China’s biggest oil-producing city abandoned the petrochemical industry plans it proposed in 2003 as an attempt to take advantage of increased Russian imports, according to an official at the China International Chemical Consulting Corporation (CICCC), which drew up the proposals.