China’s growth in gas output outpaces crude

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Singapore—China’s major oil fields saw little output growth in the first half of 2012, while gas production at projects in central and western China increased significantly, according to data in the China Oil, Gas and Petrochemical newsletter published August 2 by Xinhua news agency. Natural gas output from Changqing, China’s largest gas field, rose 11% year on year in the first half of 2012 to 14.5 billion cubic meters, or an average 2.8 Bcf/day. Changqing is in the Ordos Basin in central China and is operated by state company China National Petroleum Corp.