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Total production of China's largest shale oil base hits 20 million tons
Peoples Daily | English | News | Nov. 11, 2025 | UndeterminedOperating Results
China's largest shale oil production base, the Changqing Oilfield in Gansu Province, has reached a cumulative output of over 20 million tons, marking significant progress in the country's shale oil development. Located in the Ordos Basin, Changqing holds proven shale oil reserves exceeding 1 billion tons and accounted for more than half of China's total shale oil output in 2024.
In 2025, the oilfield accelerated production by adding 144 new horizontal wells, achieving a daily oil output exceeding 10,000 tons. The annual shale oil production is expected to surpass 3.5 million tons this year, with plans to reach 4.5 million tons annually by 2030. The rapid growth is notable, as it took 12 years to reach the first 10 million tons of cumulative output, but only three years to double that to 20 million tons.
Changqing’s achievements make it the world's first land-based shale oil field to develop at such a scaled and efficient level. In 2024, China's total oil and natural gas production surpassed 400 million tons of oil equivalent for the first time, with crude oil production nearing historical highs at 213 million tons. Shale oil production reached 6 million tons, up over 30% year-on-year, while shale gas output exceeded 25 billion cubic meters, demonstrating steady growth.