China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) announced that its Bozhong 19-6 Condensate Gas Field in the Bohai Sea has produced over one billion cubic meters of natural gas, providing strong support for the gas demand in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region and the Bohai Rim region.
The project, located in central Bohai Sea with an average water depth of approximately 20 meters, is the first large-scale and fully developed gas field with over 100 billion cubic meters of reserves in eastern China.
Adopting a phased development approach, the company put into operation the pilot area project in October 2020 and the phase I project in November 2023 respectively.
"At present, the field has a peak daily natural gas production capacity of 2.4 million cubic meters -- a testament to the rich potential of offshore deep-layer oil and gas deposits. It also hold crucial and practical value for the safe and efficient development of gas projects in the future," said Jiang An, general manager of an extraction company under the Tianjin branch of China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC).
The verified geological reserve of natural gas of the field exceeds more than 200 billion cubic meters and that of crude oil is more than two million cubic meters.
A total of six offshore oil and gas platforms have been constructed at the field.
"At the current stage, the development of the Bozhong 19-6 Condensate Gas Field has entered a critical period for ramping up production. With a deeper grasp of the reservoir's distribution pattern and geologic characteristic, the field is kicking off its phase II project -- a move that will pave the way for large-scale development of the super-deep oil and gas resources in the Bohai Sea region," said Zhang Chunsheng, deputy general manager of the Tianjin branch company of CNOOC.
China's Bohai Sea gas field produces over one billion cubic meters of natural gas
Senior representatives from major regional news media organizations, gathering at the ongoing 12th Global Video Media Forum (VMF) in China, say they are looking to amplify the voices of the media in the Global South to help consolidate cooperation and friendship in an ever more challenging global environment.
The forum opened in Quanzhou in east China's Fujian Province on Tuesday, bringing together 200 media representatives from over 60 countries and regions in the historic coastal city.
By working more closely together, media organizations in the Global South can reap rewards that might otherwise be unavailable, according to Ahmed Nadeem, Secretary-General of the Asia-Pacific Broadcast Union.
"If we work together, there is an opportunity for us to bring out the best from these Global South countries who have much less resources," he said.
Other media representatives at the VMF stressed that in challenging times, it is even more important for developing countries to have their voices heard on the global stage.
"[The Global] South media have a lot of responsibility to build a new opinion," said Issoufou Sare, Director-General of BF1 Television.
"[The media can provide] solutions for misunderstandings or stereotypes. So the media have a major role. They can bridge our cultures and make us know each other better," said Feten Fardi, head of Arab and International Cooperation Unit, Arab States Broadcasting Union.
The event also witnessed the launch of the "Global South Media Dialogue and Cooperation Mechanism and Joint Initiative," a program to support closer cooperation led by China Media Group.
"That will help to promote our voices, our realities to make the world know better about our customs, realities, about our history, about our culture, customs, about our problems, but also our achievements," said Martin Hacthoun, chief editor of Press Latina News Agency.
The two-day VMF is being held under the theme "Intelligence Without Frontiers, Vision Beyond The Horizon -- Media's Role in Communication and Cultural Exchange."
Launched by the CCTV Video News Agency (CCTV+) in 2011, the VMF is an annual professional journalism forum focusing on the latest trends and innovations in news and journalism, which provides a highly specialized, unique and interactive platform for domestic and foreign media peers.
Media groups aim to amplify voice of Global South at VMF
