7.3bn barrels: PetroChina makes largest shale oil discovery in Ordos basin

New reserves will help PetroChina raise shale oil production capacity at Ordos basin to 5 million tonnes per annum by 2025

Fracking operation: at the Qingcheng shale oil play in the Ordos basin — Fracking operation: at the Qingcheng shale oil play in the Ordos basinPhoto: PETROCHINA

Xu Yihe

Singapore

Published 21 June 2021, 03:34Updated 23 June 2021, 12:40

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