2005-02, West-East natural gas transmission project is completed《西气东输工程竣工》

Stamp Title: West-East natural gas transmission project is completed
Serial number: 2005-2
Values in set: 2
Denomination: 380 fen
Date of issue: January 7, 2005
Designer: Fang Jun
Size of stamps: 40*30 mm
Perforation: 12
Sheet composition: 8(2 sets)
Printing process: Photogravure
Printer: Henan Postage Stamp Printing House

The project of transmitting natural gas from west to east China, consisting of tapping natural gas, pipeline construction and utilization of natural gas, is a symbolic project of the West China Development. The construction started on 4 July 2002, and the entire pipeline was completed on 1 October 2004 and put into commercial operation on 30 December the same year. The main pipeline of the project, about 4,000 km long, starts from Tarim of Xinjiang in the west and reaches Baihe Town of Shanghai in the east, passing through 10 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions. This natural gas pipeline is the longest, biggest in caliber, highest in pressure, largest in transmission volume of its kind in China, and was constructed in the most complicated conditions. It provides natural gas for the central and eastern China and has become an energy artery across the country.

2005-2 《西气东输工程竣工》纪念邮票
（2-1）J 气源开发 80分 1000万枚
（2-2）J 管道建设 3元 1000万枚
志号：2005-2
发行日期：2005年1月8日
邮票规格：40×30毫米
齿孔度数：12 度
整张枚数: 8(2×4)（四套邮票）
整张规格: 140×160毫米
版 别：胶印
防伪方式：防伪纸张、防伪油墨、微缩文字、荧光喷码
设计：方军
原照片摄影者：张平、程建、李群
印制厂：河南省邮电印刷厂