Changqing Oilfield Records Highest Annual Natural Gas Output

Changqing oilfield's natural gas output reached 18.1 billion cubic meters by December 10, and the annual output will hit 19.54 billion cubic meters, well exceeding its annual target of 18 billion cubic meters and posting a net increase of five billion cubic meters over last year.

According the China Petroleum Daily reports, Changqing oilfield's newly added natural gas production capacity has reached 3.8 billion cubic meters in 2009. It also put Sulige gas field into operation in 2009, adding natural gas production capacity of 10 billion cubic meters per year.

Changqing oilfield is the operator and gas supplier of the Shaanxi-Beijing natural gas pipelines, which shoulder natural gas supply to the Chinese capital Beijing and surrounding cities. Changqing oilfield is a wholly-owned subsidiary of PetroChina, China's leading oil and gas producer.