A view of Fuman oilfield in the Tarim Basin of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. /China Media Group
A view of Fuman oilfield in the Tarim Basin of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. /China Media Group
The Fuman oilfield, China's largest ultra-deep oilfield, had produced 3.09 million tonnes of oil and gas equivalent in 2022, said the Tarim oilfield branch of PetroChina, China's leading oil and gas producer, on Monday.
Located in the Tarim Basin of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the Fuman oilfield boasts more than one billion tonnes of oil and gas resources, which are mainly detected underground at 7,500 meters to 10,000 meters deep, said the company.
A view of Fuman oilfield in the Tarim Basin of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. /China Media Group
A view of Fuman oilfield in the Tarim Basin of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. /China Media Group
The Tarim Basin is a significant petroliferous basin in China, and the Fuman oilfield is expected to produce five million tonnes of oil and gas equivalent annually by 2025, according to the company.
A view of Fuman oilfield in the Tarim Basin of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. /China Media Group
A view of Fuman oilfield in the Tarim Basin of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. /China Media Group
The ultra-deep oil and gas resources in the basin account for more than 60 percent of the total onshore ultra-deep oil and gas resources in China, and 19 percent of the global total.
(With input from Xinhua)