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Monday, November 20, 2000, updated at 18:17(GMT+8)
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China Discovers Large Gas Area

China has discovered a large natural gas area with reserves estimated at 700 billion cubic meters in Ih Ju League, in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

The discovery is another major breakthrough by the PetroChina Company Limited following the development of a giant gas field in the northwestern part of Shaanxi Province neighboring Inner Mongolia, according to Cao Zhengyan, spokesman for PetroChina.

Exploration results show that the Ih Ju gas area is rich in high-yield natural gas resources, and is able to provide more gas resources for the country's gigantic West-to-East Gas Transmission Project.

PetroChina has completed seismic exploration in a 50,000-kilometer section and drilled more than 150 wells in Ih Ju League by the end of October. Seventy-eight of the wells were reported as having industrial gas.

Industrial gas has been seen in 56 of the 80 wells drilled in the Muus Desert alone.

Cao said that exploration efforts are still under way and more gas reserves will be confirmed in Ih Ju League.




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China has discovered a large natural gas area with reserves estimated at 700 billion cubic meters in Ih Ju League, in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

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