Pipe Dreams in Mongolia, page-2

“However, regardless of international circumstances, Chinese energy demand, especially for natural gas, cannot be slowed down. It is on an upward trajectory, therefore building a pipeline in Mongolia would benefit all three countries. Also, building the pipeline around Mongolia would require overcoming mountain ranges and will be twice as long and as expensive as building it through Mongolia’s territory.”

Mongolia will soon be crisscrossed with gas and oil infrastructure and with each new power station built the economics of monetising Elixir’s deposit will seem cheaper and cheaper.