According to Russia official recently, it plans to build a new
pipeline to China via eastern Kazakhstan. However, this pipeline now is only an
idea being discussed and it needs to build a new pipeline.
Earlier in Jun, according to TASS news agency citing Kazakhstan’s
envoy to Russia, the road map for the pipeline has been signed and talks on the
pricing via Kazakhstan are ongoing. They plan to build a new pipeline.
The news seems mixed, but it should be a long-term thing, given
the 35 bcma capacity if build a new pipeline.