Tuesday, October 30, 2007

China Natural Gas News

It has been reported today from China via the news website dailychina.com that natural gas output is set to almost triple by 2020 as the country's top producer steps up exploration and exploitation, a top expert told an energy forum in Beijing Monday.

"Gas production will increase fast with the estimated 2020 production hitting 150 billion cubic meters (bcm)," Qiu Zhongjian, an academician at the Chinese Academy of Engineering, told the forum hosted by the China National Committee of World Petroleum Council.

It has been reported today from China via the news website dailychina.com that of the 58.6 bcm of natural gas extracted last year, PetroChina contributed 70 to 80 percent, said Jia Chengzao, vice-president of PetroChina and academician at the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

It has been reported today from China via the news website dailychina.com that this year, PetroChina plans to prove 100 bcm of natural gas at Songliao Basin, where Daqing and Jilin oilfields are located.

It has been reported today from China via the news website dailychina.com that PetroChina is confident of the appraisal results of its Sichuan Longgang Gasfield - whose reserves are believed to be the highest in the country - but Jia would not put a figure to it.

It has been reported today from China via the news website dailychina.com that Also in Sichuan Province, the Guang'an region is believed to hold 1 trillion cubic meters of natural gas, Jia revealed yesterday.
"The potential is huge in Guang'an, with reserves in place reaching 145 bcm in 2006," he said.

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