The first compressor station in the expansion program was completed on Friday in Gulang County in northwest China's Gansu Province, according to the China National Petroleum Corporation West-to-East Natural Gas Transmission Pipeline Company.

The company plans to test and put into use five to six compressor sets every month, and the entire expansion program is expected to be completed within five months, said its deputy general manager, Ding Jianlin.

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