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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
URUMQI, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) — A major shale oil producing region in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region reported that crude oil production this year exceeded 1.7 million tons, marking a significant breakthrough in the country's shale oil production, the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) said on Tuesday.
Shale oil production in the area increased 5.2-fold from 322,000 tons in 2020, said Du Xuebiao, director of CNPC's Xinjiang Jiqing Oil Field Development Zone.
According to him, despite the complex geological conditions and technical challenges, researchers and technical specialists in the zone have studied a whole system of methods to improve the efficiency of oil production.
Established in 2020 in Jimsar County, Xinjiang, China, the zone is China's first national-level onshore shale oil field with estimated shale oil reserves of over 1 billion tons.
The research team at the zone in Jimsar County also developed management systems and waste treatment methods to provide replicable, scalable, and low-carbon models for extracting similar shale oil reserves, said Wang Haiming, lead engineer at the Jiqing Oil Field Development Zone.
Shale oil refers primarily to liquid hydrocarbons contained within shale rock formations and capable of being extracted for processing. It is a widely available energy resource, with reserves significantly exceeding those of traditional oil sources.
Besides Xinjiang, China has established two more national-level shale oil demonstration zones in Heilongjiang and Shandong provinces to promote the development of shale oil production.
In 2024, China's shale oil production exceeded 6 million tons, an increase of 30 percent year-on-year. -0-
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