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Power of Siberia 2 to reshape global natural gas flows

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The article discusses the Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline project between Russia and China, citing a report from El Pais. It outlines the project's potential to shift global gas distribution and mentions the current status of contract negotiations as stated by Russian officials.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://tass.com/economy/2135035

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Loaded Language 70% confidence
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4 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Power of Siberia 2 is a project for a trunk gas pipeline from Russia to China via Mongolia.”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Power of Siberia 2 is a gas pipeline project running from Russia to China via Mongolia.
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web search NEUTRAL — Power of Siberia 2 is different: it will run a more direct route through Mongolia, which will gain access to the gas, tapping the very Yamal fields in western Siberia that once connected to Germany th…
https://www.rt.com/russia/623976-power-siberia-gas-china/
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web search NEUTRAL — The first Power of Siberia (POS-1) pipeline carries gas from two eastern Siberian fields to the Russia-China border. Construction of that pipeline began after a 2014 agreement. Its first deliveries st…
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/5/20/what-is-the-pow…
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web search NEUTRAL — Discover the details of the Russia-China agreement on the Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline, a 50 bcm/year project through Mongolia set to transform energy markets, boost bilateral ties, and challenge W…
https://dunapress.org/the-power-of-siberia-2-a-game-changing…
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“Its capacity could reach up to 50 bln cubic meters of gas per year.”
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Three independent sources (Al Jazeera, The Independent, and another web result) explicitly state the pipeline's capacity is 50 billion cubic meters per year.
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web search NEUTRAL — Once built, the pipeline is expected to have a capacity of 50 billion cubic metres (1.77 trillion cubic feet) per year, equivalent to about 525 terawatt-hours of energy – nearly twice the United Kingd…
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/5/20/what-is-the-pow…
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web search NEUTRAL — Russia’s Far Eastern route, piping gas in from the Sakhalin mega-projects, will rise from 10 to 12 billion cubic meters – about a tenth of what Europe used to purchase from Moscow annually. But the bi…
https://www.rt.com/russia/623976-power-siberia-gas-china/
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web search NEUTRAL — The planned Power of Siberia 2 system, spanning 2,600 kilometres, is designed to transport 50 billion cubic metres (bcm) of gas annually to China via Mongolia, originating from Russia 's Arctic Yamal …
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/putin-xi-pow…
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“Following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to China in late August and early September 2025, Russia and China signed a legally binding memorandum on the construction of Power of Siberia 2 and the Soyuz Vostok transit gas pipeline through Mongolia.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia and Reuters entries about Russia's history and current military exercises. None of the provided evidence mentions a visit in late August/September 2025 or the signing of a memorandum for Power of Siberia 2 and Soyuz Vostok.
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web search NEUTRAL — Following its disintegration, the late medieval Grand Principality of Moscow led the unification of Russian lands, culminating in the formation of the Tsardom of Russia in 1547. By the early 18th cent…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia
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web search NEUTRAL — 17 hours ago · Russia, country that stretches over a vast expanse of eastern Europe and northern Asia. Once the preeminent republic of the U.S.S.R., Russia became an independent country after the diss…
https://www.britannica.com/place/Russia
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · Russia launched nuclear-capable missiles and issued nuclear munitions to some units on Thursday as part of major nuclear exercises amid heightened tensions with NATO over the Ukraine war a…
https://www.reuters.com/world/russia/
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“Work on contracts for gas supplies via the Power of Siberia 2 pipeline is in its final stage, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on the Vesti television channel during the visit of the Russian delegation to China.”
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Only one provided web search result confirms that Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak stated on Vesti that contracts are in the final stages. No other independent sources in the provided evidence corroborate this specific statement.
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web search NEUTRAL — Power of Siberia is a Gazprom-operated pipeline in Eastern Siberia that transports natural gas from Yakutia to Primorsky Krai and China.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_of_Siberia
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web search NEUTRAL — Contracts for gas supplies via the Power of Siberia-2 pipeline are in the final stages, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak announced on Vesti during the Russian delegation’s visit to China,…
https://tass.com/economy/2134475
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web search NEUTRAL — Currently, Russia sends gas to China through the Power of Siberia 1 pipeline, which began operating in 2019. According to Reuters, experts predict that China will not need additional gas supply until …
https://egyptoil-gas.com/news/russia-china-confirm-interest-…
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