China and Inner Mongolia Align on 15th Five-Year Geological Survey Strateg

China Geological Survey and Inner Mongolia’s Natural Resources Department agreed on a joint geological strategy for the 15th Five-Year Plan, focusing on deep mineral and hydrocarbon exploration.

Belt and Road China Exploration China Policy 2025-06-13

Directional Drilling and Borehole TEM Technology Boost Water Hazard Detection in Shaanxi Coal Mines

Shaanxi Coalbed Methane Drilling Company deployed a new "directional drilling + borehole TEM" technology in two coal mines, enhancing water hazard detection range and accuracy.

China Coalbed methane (CBM) Environmental Protection China drilling 2025-06-02

CNPC Wins 2025 E&P Innovation Award for Ultra-High Temperature Frac Fluid

CNPC's UltraFrac HT frac fluid system, developed through U.S.-China collaboration, has won the 2025 E&P Engineering Innovation Award.

Tech China Oilfield Services 2025-05-30

Professor Yi Shen Wins SEG Special Commendation Award in 2025

Professor Yi Shen of China University of Petroleum (East China) received the 2025 SEG Special Commendation, becoming the first Chinese woman to earn this prestigious award. Recognized for her contributions to geophysics in energy transition and exploration

Tech China Oilfield Services Carbon Neutrality 2025-05-27

Tarim Oilfield Surpasses 550 Million Tons of Oil and Gas Output Equivalent

Tarim Oilfield has surpassed 550 million tons of oil and gas output equivalent, consolidating its role as China’s top ultra-deep hydrocarbon base. Alongside technological breakthroughs in deep exploration and major CCUS advancements, Tarim is also embracing green transition with large-scale solar pr

China Oil Exploration China Oilfield Services Carbon Neutrality 2025-05-13

CPECC Wins Gold at Geneva Invention Expo for Advanced CO₂ Capture Tech

CPECC Beijing Branch won a Gold Award at the 50th Geneva Invention Expo for its advanced amine-based CO₂ capture technology, which improves CCUS efficiency and scalability. The recognition highlights the company's international leadership in low-carbon innovations for industrial applications.

Tech Carbon Neutrality China Emissions 2025-05-09

China Launches Deepest and Most Advanced Fault Zone Drilling Project

China has initiated its most ambitious fault zone scientific drilling project in Yunnan's Red River Fault Zone, aiming to reach a depth of 3,000 meters. The project will generate valuable core samples and subsurface data, advancing earthquake science and subsurface exploration through cutting-edge o

Tech China Exploration Environmental Protection 2025-04-30

China Advances Core Sample Data Integration with National Scientific Drilling Project

China's core scientific drilling data initiative, launched in 2022 and led by the National Geoscience Sample Center, is building an integrated, multi-parameter core sample database. The 2024 review meeting confirmed major progress in data collection, integration, and visualization, and set the stage

Tech Digital Energy China Exploration 2025-04-07

Xinjiang Party Chief Urges Accelerated Energy and Resource Development in Hami

Xinjiang Party Secretary Ma Xingrui visited Hami to push forward key energy, resource, and infrastructure projects, emphasizing new energy development, digital construction, private investment support, and the transformation of Xinjiang’s resource advantage into national strategic capacity.

Digital Energy China Policy Wind Power 2025-03-21

Jingchuan area has been identified as a super large uranium reserve base in China

On January 10th, the reporter learned from the China Geological Survey of the Ministry of Natural Resources that the bureau

China Exploration 2025-01-15

Happy Chinese New Year!

To celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year, the English news on the ECF official website will be suspended until February 15th. Thank you!

2024-02-10

Huabei Oilfield Has Built the Largest Coalbed Gas Field in China

On June 25, Huabei Oilfield Company Shanxi Qinshui coalbed gas field broke through 5.5 million cubic meters of daily output and daily export of commercial gas at the wellhead, with an annual surface extraction capacity of more than 2billion cubic meters.

China Gas CBM Sinopec 2022-06-27

Jianghan Oilfield Intelligent Platform Helps Construction

After the intelligent platform was put into use, the production capacity construction supervision system has realized the online operation of 18 projects and 110 gas wells, providing a standard method for online process control of other projects.

Tech 2022-05-19

Strengthen Technical Support and Provide Service Guarantee for Bohai Drilling Downhole

On January 4, the daily oil production of well al 54x in Erlian Oilfield constructed by Bohai drilling downhole operation company reached 14.54 m3, with remarkable production increase effect.

China Exploration CNPC 2022-01-06

Great Breakthrough Has Been Made in High Temperature Direct Logging Technology in China

Sinopec Jingwei Shengli logging company, which is in the construction of boshenxie 10 well, used the self-developed ultra-deep high temperature and high pressure direct push storage logging system, which broke the highest record of direct push storage logging construction temperature in China.

Tech China drilling 2022-01-05

Three Geological Prospecting Organizations in Sichuan Province Were Officially Established

This morning, Sichuan Bureau of Geology and mineral exploration and development, Sichuan Institute of geological survey and Sichuan Natural Resources Investment Group Co., Ltd. held a centralized unveiling ceremony. The formal establishment of the three new institutions marks the success.

China Policy 2021-12-27

CNPC First Digital Drilling Team Unveiled

Team 80025 of Chuanqing drilling engineering company, the first digital transformation pilot team of CNPC, has basically realized intelligent production organization and engineering operation by relying on digital empowerment.

China Exploration CNPC 2021-12-10

Operation Test of the Largest Expansion Cylinder in China in Super Long Horizontal Section Successed

The largest expansion cylinder independently developed by Changqing Downhole Company of CNPC Chuanqing Drilling Engineering Company was successfully tested in the 3500 m ultra long horizontal section of Changqing tight gas Jing 51-30h1 well, creating the deepest construction record of 6835m domestic

Tech CNPC 2021-12-07

Sustainable and Innovative Development - Energy China Forum 2021-the 11th Asia-Pacific Shale & Unconventional Resources Summit News Release

Energy China Forum 2021 11th Asia-Pacific Shale & Unconventional Resources Summit was successfully held on 20-22 October 2021 in Shanghai. This summit was jointly hosted by Shanghai United Institute for Unconventional Resources (SUI) and Shanghai Energy Economy Committee of SEA and supported by co-organizers China Petroleum Enterprises Association and Coordinating　Committee　for　Geoscience　Programmes　in　East and　Southeast　Asia (CCOP),Southwest Petroleum University, Oil and Gas Resource Survey Center of China Geological Survey, Sinopec Petroleum Engineering And Technology Research Institute, pet

2021-12-05

Four People Died on Duty, China Geological Survey Deliver Documents to Mourn

Four missing geologists were found this morning and were all dead.According to the "Zhenyuan issue" official account of WeChat, at 18:33 on November 21st, the search and rescue headquarters received reports from search and rescue personnel. In the town of Yuxi, Xinping County, Ailao Mountain, 3 missing persons were found in the southeast direction of the sample area, and there were no vital signs.

China Exploration 2021-11-23