PetroChina to double proven reserves |
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| A sign of PetroChina (File photo) |
| Sept. 24 - The biggest oil discovery in the country for a decade will contribute more proven reserves in five to six years, PetroChina's chief geologist1 has said.
We estimate that, eventually, we could have proven reserves of as much as 1 to 1.6 billion tons (oil equivalent) from the offshore2 blocks of our Jidong Nanpu oilfield in the Bohai Bay area," Jia Chengzao, vice-president of PetroChina and academician at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, told the China Oil and Gas forum3 on Saturday.
"Including reserves from onshore, the ultimate proven reserves of Nanpu oilfield are expected to hit around 2 billion tons."
The Jidong Nanpu oilfield has combined proven, probable and possible reserves of 1.18 billion tons of oil equivalent, the Ministry4 of Land and Resources certified5 in August. The present proven reserves are certified at 445 million tons oil equivalent.
It may take approximately five to six years to confirm the new reserves, and exploration efforts will be made simultaneously6 with extraction work on current proven reserves, Jia told China Daily on the sidelines of the forum.
"Clearly at Nanpu, the offshore sector7 boasts larger potential than the onshore part To reach the 10 million ton annual output target by 2012, the current proven reserves are enough," Jia said.
Zhai Guangming, a renowned8 geologist with the Chinese Academy of Engineering, recently said current exploration efforts have tapped less than half of Bohai Bay's potential.
As exploration goes deeper, more oil and gas discoveries will be made to partly meet surging local energy demand, Wang Tao, chairman of China National Committee of World Petroleum9 Council, said at the forum.
Official estimates show that the country may boast 65 billion tons of oil reserves, and about 25 trillion cubic meters of natural gas.
But the problem is that only a small percentage have been proven, according to Wang, former minister of the petroleum industry.
If even half of the resources are exploited, the reserves will jump," Wang said.
The geologist revealed that recoverable oil resources stand at 25.5 billion tons, with only 7.363 billion proven.
"The proven rate is low and there is still a large potential to tap, which means it is still possible for giant oilfields to be found," Jia said.
More locally produced oil and gas will reduce dependence10 on energy imports.
Net oil imports rose 4.1 percentage points year on year to 47 percent of total consumption last year, according to the Ministry of Commerce.
Last year, the nation produced 183.68 million tons of crude oil, up 1.7 percent, and imported 138.84 million tons, up 16.9 percent. Oil consumption (crude plus oil products) amounted to 346.55 million tons, up 9.3 percent.
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geologist
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| n.地质学家 |
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- The geologist found many uncovered fossils in the valley.在那山谷里，地质学家发现了许多裸露的化石。
- He was a geologist,rated by his cronies as the best in the business.他是一位地质学家，被他的老朋友们看做是这门行当中最好的一位。
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offshore
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| adj.海面的，吹向海面的；adv.向海面 |
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- A big program of oil exploration has begun offshore.一个大规模的石油勘探计划正在近海展开。
- A gentle current carried them slowly offshore.和缓的潮流慢慢地把他们带离了海岸。
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forum
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| n.论坛，讨论会 |
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- They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
- The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。
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| n.(政府的)部；牧师 |
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- They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
- We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
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| a.经证明合格的；具有证明文件的 |
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- Doctors certified him as insane. 医生证明他精神失常。
- The planes were certified airworthy. 飞机被证明适于航行。
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| adv.同时发生地，同时进行地 |
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- The radar beam can track a number of targets almost simultaneously.雷达波几乎可以同时追着多个目标。
- The Windows allow a computer user to execute multiple programs simultaneously.Windows允许计算机用户同时运行多个程序。
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sector
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| n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形 |
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- The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
- The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。
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| adj.著名的，有名望的，声誉鹊起的 |
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- He is one of the world's renowned writers.他是世界上知名的作家之一。
- She is renowned for her advocacy of human rights.她以提倡人权而闻名。
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| n.原油，石油 |
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- The Government of Iran advanced the price of petroleum last week.上星期伊朗政府提高了石油价格。
- The purpose of oil refinery is to refine crude petroleum.炼油厂的主要工作是提炼原油。
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| n.依靠，依赖；信任，信赖；隶属 |
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- Doctors keep trying to break her dependence of the drug.医生们尽力使她戒除毒瘾。
- He was freed from financial dependence on his parents.他在经济上摆脱了对父母的依赖。
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