On March 31, the Shunan Gas Field held a technical seminar on shale gas exploration and development in southern Sichuan, along with the unveiling ceremony of the Shale Gas Training Base of PetroChina Southwest Oil & Gasfield Company. The event was attended by Du Qiang, Director of Shunan Gas Field; Wang Xue, Deputy Director of the Human Resources Department of PetroChina Southwest Oil & Gasfield Company; Wang Fei, Deputy Director of the Gas Field Development Management Department; Feng Bing, Deputy General Manager of Sichuan Changning Natural Gas Development Co., Ltd.; Yu Yang, Party Secretary of Jilin Oilfield South Sichuan Natural Gas Exploration and Development Branch; Zhao Yulong, Party Secretary of the School of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering at Southwest Petroleum University; and Tan Xianfeng, Director of the Science and Technology Department at Chongqing University of Science and Technology. The meeting was chaired by Wu Hongbo, Deputy Director of Shunan Gas Field.

At the unveiling ceremony, Wang Xue announced the official approval to designate the Human Resources Service Center of Shunan Gas Field as the Shale Gas Training Base of PetroChina Southwest Oil & Gasfield Company. In his speech, Du Qiang emphasized that southern Sichuan is the birthplace of shale gas in China, and Shunan Gas Field has accumulated strong technical expertise and experience through long-term practice. He stated that the training base will be carefully built and operated to serve as a hub for talent cultivation, a center for technological innovation, and a platform for industry exchange, contributing to increased shale gas reserves and production as well as enhancing the company’s influence in the industry. The unveiling was jointly conducted by Wang Xue and Du Qiang, witnessed by representatives from 17 research institutions, peer organizations, and universities.

During the seminar, experts and scholars delivered presentations on five key topics: progress in shale gas exploration and development at Shunan Gas Field; technologies and applications for secondary development of unconventional oil and gas; integrated geology-engineering theories and technologies for shale gas in the Sichuan super gas-bearing basin; advancements in drainage and gas production technologies for shale gas both domestically and internationally; and logging interpretation and evaluation technologies for shale gas in southern Sichuan. Representatives from various organizations and universities also shared insights, engaging in in-depth discussions on technological innovation achievements, key bottlenecks, and industry development trends.

In his concluding remarks, Du Qiang invited universities, industry experts, and professional institutions to deepen cooperation by leveraging the training base to jointly build research and application platforms, talent internship bases, and collaboration mechanisms. He highlighted the importance of further integrating industry, academia, research, and application to focus on cutting-edge directions and tackle core technologies, jointly promoting high-quality development of shale gas.