Changqing oil field

Changqin
CountryChina
RegionInner Mongolia
Offshore/onshoreonshore
OperatorChina National Petroleum Corporation
Field history
Discovery1971
Start of production1975
Production
Current production of oil472,000 barrels per day (~2.35×10^7 t/a)
Current production of gas110×10^6 m3/d
3.9×10^9 cu ft/d
Estimated oil in place3400 million tonnes
(~ 1.18×10^9 m3 or 7450 million bbl)
Estimated gas in place1,000×10^9 m3
35×10^12 cu ft

The Changqing oil field is an oil field located in Inner Mongolia. It was discovered in 1971 and developed by China National Petroleum Corporation. It began production in 1975 and produces oil and natural gas. The total proven reserves of the Changqing oil field are around 23.8 billion barrels (3400×106tonnes), and production is centered on 472,000 barrels per day (75,000 m3/d).[1][2][3]

Changqing is the largest oil and gas field in China.[4]

History

In 2015, the CNPC announced the discovery of 100 million metric tons of tight oil geological reserves in the Changqing field (733 million barrels of oil). It was the largest discovery of tight oil in the history of China.[5]

In 2020, it passed the 60 million ton mark in annual production (24.52 million tons of crude oil output). 50 cities in China rely on this oil field. By 2020, Changqing had also produced a total of 468.6 billion cubic meters of natural gas.[4][6] In 2013, Changqing had passed the 50 million mark in annual production (23.58 million tons of crude oil).[7]

Controversies

In October 2020, 20 employees were arrested for stealing oil from the field.[8]

In March 2021, the chief coordinator and head of production of Changqing oil field placed under investigation for receiving millions of yuan in bribe money.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Changqing Oilfield reached new high in oil and gas production". CNPC. 2014. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
  2. ^ "CNPC Changqing oil field achieves record output". Xinhua News Agency. 2014. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
  3. ^ "Gas Reserves of China's Largest Onshore Oil Field Revealed". Xinhua News Agency. 2001. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
  4. ^ a b "Changqing oilfield production hits record high". China Daily. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  5. ^ "China Finds 700 Million Barrels of Tight Oil". Oil and Gas 360. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  6. ^ "CNPC's Changqing output rises to over 60 mln T of oil equivalent in 2020". Reuters. 27 December 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  7. ^ "PetroChina's Changqing Oilfield Achieves 50 Million Tons of Oil and Gas Production". Petrochina Company Limited. 27 December 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Oil thefts hit PetroChina's Changqing operations". Argus Media. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  9. ^ Luo Guoping; Bai Jieyu; Han Wei (3 March 2021). "Another Executive at China's Largest Oil Field Probed for Graft". Caixin. Retrieved 31 May 2021.


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