The overland Shwe gas pipeline begins at the offshore pipeline natural gas terminal and will extend 793 km running from Kyaukphu to Muse in Myanmar before entering China at the border city of Ruili in Yunnan Province (CNPC 2010). This onshore gas pipeline is scheduled for completion in March 2013 at a cost of approximately USD 1.04 billion. South-East Asia Pipeline Company Limited (SEAP), a Hong Kong-registered entity created by CNPC, and the Shwe Consortium members are in charge of constructing and operating this onshore pipeline.