Supercritical CO2 Proposed Instead of Water for Hydraulic Fracturing
Scientists from Perm Polytechnic University, in collaboration with colleagues from China, have developed a method of enhanced waterless hydraulic fracturing. This could improve the efficiency of oil and gas production from unconventional reservoirs, according to a report from PNIPU obtained by the Devon news agency. Shale oil and gas deposits …
The People’s Republic of China Increased Oil Production by 1.2 Percent from January to April
The People’s Republic of China Increased Oil Production by 1.2 Percent from January to April 2025 Between January and April 2025, the People’s Republic of China increased its crude oil production by 1.2 percentcompared to the same period in 2024, while natural gas production grew by 5.3 percent, according to …
Trump’s Tariffs Leave Shale Industry Stunned
No one fully understands yet how the global economy will ultimately respond to sweeping new tariffs announced by newly re-elected U.S. President Donald Trump — especially as policies continue to shift. One thing is clear: demand forecasts for oil are falling across the board, keeping Brent crude prices from rising …
KazMunayGas and China’s CNOOC to Conduct Exploration in Kazakhstan
During his visit to China, A. Khasenov held meetings with the heads of leading Chinese companies China National Offshore Oil Corporation International Limited (CNOOC) and CITIC Group. This is reported by the KMG press service. During the meeting, issues of implementing joint initiatives in the field of exploration, oil production …
Belarusian Oilmen Study Chinese Experience of Working with Hard-to-Recover Hydrocarbon Resources
“Representatives of Belorusneft continue their business visit to China. They are studying the experience of working with hard-to-recover unconventional hydrocarbon resources. So, they managed to visit the laboratory and research center of Xi‘an Petroleum University, where they got acquainted with the methods and equipment for conducting special studies of core, …
China Will Begin Searching for Oil and Gas at a Depth of 10 km
China is creating a new organization that will unite national oil producers and other state-owned companies to search for ultra-deep oil and gas reserves, as well as the production of other hard-to-recover reserves, CNPC said, whose statement was cited by Reuters. This is in response to President Xi Jinping’s call …
China Drilled in the Gulf of Bohai an Oil Well with a Depth of Over 6 km
Bohai 19-6-D1 will be used to extract oil and gas at the Bochzhun gas condensate field 19-6. China completed work on drilling a well with a depth of 6,088 m at the oil field in the Bahai Gulf of the Yellow Sea. This was announced by the Tianjin branch of …
China Will Explore Oil and Gas Fields in Iraq
Chinese companies are increasingly entering the oil and gas exploration market. They have already won five bids for exploration of Iraqi deposits – the only ones from foreigners, by the way. CNOOC Iraq has won the tender to develop Iraq’s Block 7 for oil exploration, which stretches across the country’s …
China Prevents the Philippines from Extracting Oil Offshore the South China Sea
The Chinese fleet, including the coast guard, does not allow Philippine drilling ships into the waters. China does not allow the Philippines to extract oil in the South China Sea. It’s all about Beijing’s claims to the region – and its fleet of fishing boats and coast guard boats stationed …
China Increased Oil Production By 2.5% and Gas Production By 5.3% in November
China increased oil production in November by 2.5% compared to the same month last year to 17.2 million tons, the State Statistics Administration reported. For eleven months, production amounted to 191.25 million tons, which is 1.8% higher than the figure for the same period in 2022. The volume of oil …