The Tarim oilfield branch of PetroChina, China's largest oil and gas producer, said it has supplied over 270 billion cubic meters of natural gas to 15 provincial-level regions in China via the country's West-to-East gas pipeline.
Located in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the Tarim Oilfield is the country's third-largest onshore oil and gas producer, and its natural gas output accounts for one-sixth of China's total domestic gas output.
The company said natural gas from the oilfield has benefited about 400 million residents in more than 120 cities and over 3,000 enterprises since the gas pipeline started operation in 2004.
Over the years, the annual supply of natural gas from the oilfield through the gas pipeline has increased from 351 million cubic meters in 2004 to 25 billion cubic meters today.
Editor: Galia
