The Daqing Oil Field

Situated in a large plateau between the Songhua River and Nunjiang River in Heilongjiang Province, the Daqing Oil Field is the largest comprehensive oil production base in China. It is also among the largest oil fields the world over. It was put into operation in May of 1960, soon producing two-thirds of the national total. By 1976, the output of its crude oil reached 50.3 million tons making it one of the 10 largest oil fields in the world. Since then on, it has well maintained an output of crude oil standing at 50 million tons or more. Statistics show that Daqing's proven recoverable reserves exceed 5.3 billion tons, and it has produced crude oil of 1.405 billion tons, accounting for 47.2 percent of the national total.

The Shengli Oil Field

Situated in the Yellow River delta in the north section of Shandong Province and on the shore of the Bohai Sea, the Shengli Oil Field began to produce oil in 1962, serving as an important base of oil industry in east China. By 1993, its output of oil accounted for one-fifth of China's total thus becoming the second largest oil field in the country.

The Liaohe Oil Field

The Liaohe Oil Field, the third largest oil field in China, is situated in the lower reaches of the Liaohe River. It began to produce oil in the 1960s. The proven recoverable reserves is over 90 million tons and its controlled-reserves exceeds 100 millions tons.

The Dagang Oil Field

The Dagang Oil Field is located in the Bohai New Area about 50 km to the southeast of Tianjin city. It is the only land-based oil gas field of large-scale in the coast region and under the jurisdiction of a large city. Discovered in 1966, the field was found to occupy a total land of 18,600 square km, with the proven reserves of oil being 725 million tons and natural gas 28.719 billion cubic meters.

The Huabei (North China) Oil Field

The Huabei Oil Field is the first buried-hill oil field discovered in China. Located in a plateau in the central section of Hebei Province, it was found in 1975.

The Jidong (East Hebei) Oil Field

The Jidong Oil Field is located in the east part of Hebei Province, adjacent to Tangshan City. It is an offshore oil field, of which the industrial prospecting began in 1978.

The Zhongyuan Oil Field

Located in a place bounded on the north by Shandong and south by Henan Province, the field was found in 1975. It has maintained an annual output of about 4 million tons.

The Sichuan Oil Gas Field

Located in the central section of Sichuan Province, it is the largest natural gas production base in China. Prospecting was begun as early as in 1953. Its annual output of natural gas ranks first among the 21 fields of this kind throughout the country.

The Datianchi Gas Field

Located in the east section of Sichuan Province, the field is the third largest in China. Its geological structure falls into three gas layers with a total length of 200 km and width of 20 km. Its proven reserves are over 50 billion cubic meters. It is expected its annual output will come to 3 billion cubic meters by 2000.

The Changqing Gas Field

Located in the northwestern China's Erdous Basin, the field is the largest integrated land-based gas field, being one of the 115 large gas fields in the world. Entering its development stage in 1995 it produced crude oil of 3.3 million tons in 1997. The proven reserves of natural gas is 300 billion cubic meters.

The Tarim Oil Field

The China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) began the prospecting of the Tarim Basin in April of 1989. In all nine integrated oil fields were found with 26 structures containing oil and gas. Production began since 1990. By 1996, the proven reserves of oil gas came to over 400 million tons including natural gas being 206.2 billion cubic meters.

The Turpan-Hami Oil Field

Located in the Turpan-Hami Basin, the field occupies a land totaling 53,000 square km, which is of great strategic importance for development of China's oil industry. By 1997, 14 oil gas fields had been discovered there with the proven reserves being 220 million tons.

The Cainan Oil Field

Right within the Kurban-Tonggute desert in the Junggar Basin, the Cainan Oil Field is the first integrated oil field found in a desert in China. It was discovered in 1991 and put into operation in 1995. The annual output has reached 1.483 million tons.

The Offshore Oil Gas Fields in the Bohai Sea

The Suizhong 36-1 Oil Field is located in the Liaodong Bay, about 50 km to the west of Suizhong County in Liaoning Province. A large offshore oil field, it has a proven reserve being 300 million tons. The field was put into operation in 1995. The Chengbei Oil Field is in the southwest part of the Bohai Sea. Put into operation in 1986, it is the first Chinese-Japanese joint venture in this regard. The Qinhuangdao 32-6 Oil Field is situated in the central part of the Bohai Sea. Found in 1995, it has a proven reserve of 200 million tons.

The Offshore Oil Gas Fields in the East China Sea

The Pinghu Oil-Gas Field is situated on the continental shelf of the East China Sea, about 420 km away from Shanghai. It is the first combined oil gas field with the natural gas being its main product, which was found and put into operation in the East China Sea. The construction work began in November 1996 and finished in the end of 1998. After being put into operation, the field has been providing quality natural gas of 1.2 million cubic meters for users in the Pudong New Area of Shanghai each day.

The Offshore Oil Gas Fields in the South China Sea

The Liuhua 11-1 Field is situated in the 29/04 cooperation area, about 220 km away from Hong Kong. Jointly developed by China Offshore Petroleum Nanhai East Company and Amoco Oil Company of the United States, the cooperation area totals 317 square km with the controlled reserves being 233 million tons. As the largest known offshore oil field in China, its construction was completed in March 1996. The output comes to 1.68 million tons annually during the rush period.

The Fanyu 4-2 Oil Field was found in a basin located in the east part of the South China Sea in May 1998. Developed by the American Santa Fei Energy Resources Co. Ltd., it has been tested to have a capacity to produce oil of 1,102 tons per day. It is estimated that the recoverable reserves of the field stand at 20 million tons.

The Yinggehai Yacheng 13-1 Natural Gas Field is situated in the meeting place of the Yinggehai Basin and Qiongnan Basin, about 96 km to the south of Sanya City, Hainan Province. Totaling 53.58 square km, it is the largest offshore field of natural gas now found in China. With a proven reserves of 96.8 billion cubic meters and the production capacity of 3.45 billion cubic meters per year, it is estimated to maintain a stable production for twenty years. Jointly developed by Chinese and American corporations, it was put into operation in January 1996 and has supplied the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region with natural gas of 2.9 billion cubic meters per year since then on. The contract period of the field is twenty years. Since it began operation, the field has supplied Hainan Province with natural gas of 550 million cubic meters per year.

The Dongfang 1-1 Gas Field is also located in the Yinggehai Basin, having an area with natural gas totaling 229.6 square km. Found in 1995, it is the second largest offshore gas field in China, with a proven reserves of 80.1 billion cubic meters.