Petroleum industry in China - Wikipedia
The impact of the petroleum industry has been increasing globally as the People's Republic of China ranks seventh for oil production and second in crude oil consumption in the world. [1][2] China became the world's largest oil importer in 2013. [2]
China is drilling some of the world’s deepest holes in hunt for ... - CNN
Jul 21, 2023 · In May, Sinopec Corp said it had struck sizeable oil and gas flows in an exploration well in the Tarim basin at a depth of 8,591 meters (5.34 miles) below the surface, Reuters reported. China,...
China sets up new state body to drill deep for oil and gas reserves
Jul 1, 2024 · China is setting up a new entity that groups national oil producers and other state firms to search for ultra-deep oil and gas reserves and tackle harder-to-extract non-conventional...
China's ultra-deep oil well breaks through 10,000-meter depth mark
Mar 5, 2024 · With a designed depth of 11,100 meters, the Shendi Take 1 ultra-deep well, located in the Tarim Basin in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, is part of China's efforts to expand...
Open-Source Mapping of China's Energy Infrastructure
Originally focused on oil infrastructure, with layers for crude oil pipelines, refined product pipelines, refineries, storage facilities, and oil ports, the map has grown to include a wider range of energy assets.
Why is China drilling a hole more than 10,000 metres deep?
Jun 2, 2023 · China’s largest oil producer has started drilling a hole expected to reach a depth of more than 10,000 metres in the country’s remote Taklamakan Desert. The borehole would be among the...
Why Is China Drilling a 33,000-Feet Hole in Xinjiang? - TIME
Jun 1, 2023 · Drilling for what is set to be China’s deepest ever borehole began in the country’s oil-rich Xinjiang region on Tuesday, according to the official Xinhua News Agency. Earlier that morning,...
9,423 meters: China opens Asia's deepest oil and gas well
Nov 16, 2023 · China's petrochemical giant Sinopec has completed a 9,432-meter-deep oil and gas well, setting a new record for the deepest onshore directional well in Asia, said the company on Wednesday.
China boasts bubbling crude discovery – oil that is, 107 million …
Jan 30, 2024 · China has discovered what could amount to 107 million tonnes of crude oil in its central region – a quantity equivalent to more than half of the nation’s production in 2023 – as authorities...
9,423 Meters: China Opens Asia's Deepest Oil and Gas Well
Nov 16, 2023 · Located in the petroliferous Tarim Basin in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the record-breaking Yuejin 3-3XC well of the Shendi-1 project is expected to produce 200 tonnes of crude oil and 50,000 cubic meters of natural gas per day.