* China oil major PetroChina says the Central Asia-China gas pipeline will supply 160 million cubic metres of gas per day this winter, its highest ever level
* The pipeline will be operating at 100 percent utilisation rate, said the company on its website on Monday
* The announcement comes as China prepares to start up winter heating across the north from November 15
* Demand for gas in China surged last year leading to a shortage of supply, after a government push to switch household heating systems to gas from coal
* The pipeline accounts for about 25 percent of China’s oil and gas pipeline network, it said
* The Central Asia-China pipeline bring natural gas from Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan to China