By the end of May, China’s first large-scale coalbed methane field, the Daning-Jixian block in north China’s Shanxi Province, has seen its cumulative gas production exceed 3.6 billion cubic metres, equivalent to over 2.8 million tonnes of oil and gas, according to its developer
This milestone makes it the country’s first coalbed methane field to achieve such a cumulative oil and gas equivalent, according to PetroChina Coalbed Methane Co Ltd.
As an unconventional natural gas, coalbed methane is considered a clean and strategic energy resource. Its utilization can help reduce mining risks, cut greenhouse gas emissions, and ease gas shortages.
Shanxi holds abundant coalbed methane reserves, with an estimated 8.31 trillion cubic metres of resources buried at depths of less than 2,000 metres, nearly one-third of the national total.
Xinhua
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