Huge gas reserve found in NW China's Xinjiang

A staff member works at the construction site of a gas well in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 19, 2020. A massive gas reservoir with expected reserves of over 100 billion cubic meters was found in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, according to PetroChina's local branch. A preliminary probe indicates the reservoir, covering an area of 156 million square meters beneath the middle of the southern rim of the Junggar Basin, contains 109 billion cubic meters of gas, said Huo Jin, general manager of PetroChina's Xinjiang branch, on Friday. (Photo by Zhou Jianling/Xinhua)

URUMQI, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- A massive gas reservoir with expected reserves of over 100 billion cubic meters was found in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, according to PetroChina's local branch.

A preliminary probe indicates the reservoir, covering an area of 156 million square meters beneath the middle of the southern rim of the Junggar Basin, contains 109 billion cubic meters of gas, said Huo Jin, general manager of PetroChina's Xinjiang branch, on Friday.

It is expected to be capable of producing 610,000 cubic meters of natural gas and 106.3 cubic meters of crude oil per day, according to Huo.

"The discovery marks a major breakthrough in gas exploration in the southern rim of the Junggar Basin, which will further guarantee the gas supply of our company and contribute to the stability and prosperity of the region," he said.

2020年12月19日，在中国西北部新疆维吾尔自治区，一名工作人员在气井施工现场工作。据中国石油天然气股份有限公司当地分公司透露，在中国西北部的新疆维吾尔自治区发现了一个预计储量超过1000亿立方米的大型气田。周五，中国石油新疆分公司总经理霍进表示，初步调查显示，该储层位于准噶尔盆地南缘中部，面积1.56亿平方米，蕴藏天然气1090亿立方米。(新华社周建玲摄)

乌鲁木齐，12月19日(新华社)——据中国石油天然气股份有限公司当地分公司消息，在中国西北部的新疆维吾尔自治区发现了一个预计储量超过1000亿立方米的大型天然气储层。

周五，中国石油新疆分公司总经理霍进表示，初步调查显示，该储层位于准噶尔盆地南缘中部，面积1.56亿平方米，蕴藏天然气1090亿立方米。

霍晓光表示，该项目预计每天可生产61万立方米天然气和106.3立方米原油。

他说:“这一发现标志着准噶尔盆地南缘天然气勘探的重大突破，将进一步保证我们公司的天然气供应，并为该地区的稳定和繁荣作出贡献。”