Original title: The first atmospheric area with an annual output of 40 billion cubic meters in southwest China was completed.
At 9 o'clock on December 14, the annual natural gas output of PetroChina Southwest Oil and Gas Field Company exceeded 40 billion cubic meters, marking the official completion of the first atmospheric area with an annual output of 40 billion cubic meters in southwest China.
He Xiao, executive director and party secretary of PetroChina Southwest Oil and Gas Field Company, said that 40 billion cubic meters of natural gas will account for about 20% and 11% of China's natural gas production and consumption in 2023, respectively. Based on the average daily gas consumption of 1 cubic meter per household, 40 billion cubic meters of natural gas can meet the annual gas demand of more than 100 million households and more than 300 million people.
The development of shale gas in southern Sichuan is in full swing, and four drilling rigs of the Lu 203H6 platform are working on the same platform. (Photo courtesy of PetroChina Southwest Oil and Gas Field Company).
The Sichuan Basin is "full of gas" and has the most abundant natural gas resources in China. PetroChina Southwest Oil & Gas Field Company has completed the layout of the whole industrial chain of natural gas "integration of production, transportation, storage and marketing", and the natural gas produced every year is sent to cities along the Yangtze River and North China, and undertakes 25% of the country's natural gas peak shaving tasks, playing an important role in coping with the cold wave in winter and power shortage in extreme weather.
Fukachi Kawako 1 well. (Photo courtesy of PetroChina Southwest Oil and Gas Field Company).
It is understood that by the end of 2023, the company's annual natural gas production is expected to reach 42 billion cubic meters, a year-on-year increase of 96%, more than 340 new wells were put into production, and the daily output exceeded 1200 million cubic meters. (Reporter Xiao Yonghang).
*:Xinhua.