Environment

CNPC shuts more than 7000 wells in bold push for greener oilfields

China National Petroleum Corporation has closed more than 7000 oil and gas wells in ecologically sensitive zones since launching environmental overhaul of upstream operations

One of the wells being shut down by CNPC at the Tarim field onshore China.
One of the wells being shut down by CNPC at the Tarim field onshore China.Photo: CNPC
Asia CorrespondentSingapore
Published 30 June 2025, 03:28Updated 30 June 2025, 07:29
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