HOUSTON, April 5 (Xinhua) — The number of active drilling rigs in the United States decreased to 620 this week, down by one from the previous week and by 131 from last year, according to the weekly d
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China\’s major shale gas field puts into operation 33 new wells in Q1
CHONGQING, April 2 (Xinhua) — The Fuling shale gas field in southwest China\’s Chongqing Municipality has put into operation 33 new wells in the first quarter of this year, up 50 percent from the prev
China discovers oil field of proven reserve of 102 million tons in South China Sea: CNOOC
Photo: Courtesy of CNOOC
China has discovered its first deep-water, deep-reservoir oil find in the South China Sea, state-owned oil giant CNOOC announced on Friday.
The Kaipingnan oilfield, 300 kilome
Workers advance exploration of shale oilfield to ensure energy production and supply in Daqing
A worker of the No. 1205 Drilling Team works at an oil drilling platform in Daqing Oilfield in Daqing, northeast China\’s Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 4, 2024. Workers of Daqing Oilfield have been worki
China\’s CNPC replaces U.S. oil giant as lead contractor for Iraq\’s West Qurna 1 oilfield
Representatives attend a handover ceremony in Basra, Iraq, on Jan. 1, 2024. China\’s leading oil and gas producer, China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), officially took over from U.S. oil giant
China discovers oilfield of 100-mln-tonne reserves
This aerial photo taken on Nov. 30, 2023 shows a drilling site of Hongde oilfield in Huanxian County of northwest China\’s Gansu Province. Changqing Oilfield, a branch of PetroChina, has discovered a l
China makes progress in drilling of borehole more than 10,000 meters deep
URUMQI, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) — The drilling of China\’s first scientific-exploration borehole with a depth exceeding 10,000 meters, which is located in the Tarim Basin in northwest China\’s Xinjiang Uygur
In pics: water surface photovoltaic power station of Daqing Oilfield
This photo taken on Sept. 19, 2023 shows part of the Xinghuo water surface photovoltaic power station of Daqing Oilfield under PetroChina in Daqing, northeast China\’s Heilongjiang Province. This power
Number of active U.S. drilling rigs down this week
HOUSTON, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) — The number of active drilling rigs in the United States dropped to 659 this week, down by five from the previous week and by 105 from this time last year, according to the
Number of active U.S. drilling rigs down this week
HOUSTON, April 14 (Xinhua) — The number of active drilling rigs in the United States decreased to 748 this week, three less than the previous week, but 55 more than last year, a Houston-based oilfiel