Gazprom chairman Alexey Miller told Russian president Vladimir Putin in a working meeting that design and survey work on the 50 billion cu m/year Power of Siberia 2 natural gas pipeline is continuing as anticipated. Work on the line, which would deliver gas to western China via Mongolia, began earlier this year ( OGJ Online, Mar. 30, 2020 ). Preparations to begin the line’s Mongolian section have also begun. Miller held a video call with Mongolian prime minister Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh to sign a letter of intent establishing a special-purpose company to conduct a feasibility study for the gas pipeline route and choose the best option. The company expects results of the study to be available as early as first-quarter 2021. Gazprom says the project will expand gas infrastructure in Eastern Siberia and the Transbaikal Territory and create a new export corridor for delivering gas from Yamal to Asian markets. […]