russian oil for china

mar 22nd

initially this pipeline was supposed to carry siberian oil to daqing, china, where the oil wells are exhausted

then the japanese got them to ship the oil to nakhodka where japanese tankers could berth.

now china has won a consolation prize -- a spur to china from the nakhodka pipeline

http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/03/22/business/pipe.php