HAIKOU, Aug. 1 (Xinhuanet) -- The Dongfang 1-1 Gas Field, China's second
largest offshore gas field, began supplying gas Friday after three years of
construction in south China's Hainan Province.
The gas field, the first marine natural gas field independentlydeveloped by
Chin
a, sends gas to some key industrial bases in the province through 256 km of
pipeline.
The China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) input a total of 3.27
billion yuan (393.97 million US dollars) in the gas field.
Located in the sea 113 km from Dongfang City, the field covers 287.7 square
km of gas area with 99.68 billion cubic meters of reserves. Enditem
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