RTX7S54
9 Jul. 2008
Almaty, Kazakhstan
China Petroleum Pipeline Bureau (CPP) worker stays in front of a welding cabinet on segments of the gas pipeline near Almaty July 9, 2008. Kazakhstan joined construction of a pan-Central Asia pipeline on Wednesday, a major project to link up Caspian Sea gas reserves with energy-hungry China. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov (KAZAKHSTAN)