The annual crude oil and gas equivalent of Changqing Oilfield in Gansu province exceeded 60 million metric tons as of 10 am Sunday, setting a record in annual production of domestic oil fields, according to a statement released by the oilfield on Monday.
Aerial picture of part of Changqing Oilfield in Gansu province. [Photo by Xu Zhiwu/for chinadaily.com.cn]
The equivalent includes 24.52 million metric tons of crude oil and 44.53 billion cubic meters of natural gas.
"Changqing Oilfield has now become the first oilfield to produce more than 60 million metric tons of crude oil and natural gas in the country, playing an important role in improving China's energy consumption structure and curbing pollution," the statement read.
Celebration message showing that the annual crude oil and gas equivalent of Changqing Oilfield
has exceeded 60 million metric tons as of 10 am Sunday. [Photo by Xu Jia/for chinadaily.com.cn]
Located in the Ordos Basin in Northwest China, Changqing Oilfield started production in the 1970s and includes 35 oil fields and 13 gas fields.
The cumulative oil and gas production of Changqing Oilfield has now exceeded 700 million metric tons and has supported the economic construction of the mainland in recent years.
Changqing Oilfield has now supplied more than 420 billion cubic meters of natural gas to more than 40 large-and-medium-sized cities across the country.
The field's crude oil has now accounted for one eighth of the country's total and one fourth of the mainland's natural gas this year.
Aerial picture of part of Changqing Oilfield in Gansu province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
After the crude oil and gas production equivalent reached five million metric tons in 2000, production of crude oil and gas in Changqing Oilfield has enjoyed sustainable growth for 20 years.( By Ma Jingna in Lanzhou and Zheng Caixiong)
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