URUMQI, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- The Tarim oilfield branch of PetroChina, China's largest oil and gas producer, said they have provided over 240 billion cubic meters of natural gas to 15 provincial-level regions in China via the country's West-to-East gas pipeline.
Located in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Tarim Basin is the largest petroliferous basin in China and one of the most difficult to explore due to its harsh ground environment and complicated underground conditions.
Over the past 15 years, the supply of natural gas from the Tarim Oilfield through the West-to-East gas pipeline has increased from 351 million cubic meters per year since it went into operation in 2004 to 25 billion cubic meters per year today, according to the PetroChina Tarim Oilfield Company.
As China's third-largest onshore oil and gas producer, the natural gas output of the Tarim Oilfield accounted for one-sixth of China's total domestic gas output.
The company said natural gas from the oilfield has benefited about 400 million residents from over 120 cities and more than 3,000 enterprises.
