BEIJING, May 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (HKG: 0386, “Sinopec”) has initiated the drilling of Project Deep Earth 1-Yuejin 3-3XC Well (“the Well”) on May 1 in the Tarim Basin, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. With a design depth of 9,472 meters, it will be the deepest oil and gas well in Asia and a breakthrough of milestone significance in China’s ultra-deep oil and gas exploration, which now has world-leading technological and equipment capabilities.

Sinopec Starts the Drilling of Asia’s Deepest Oil and Gas Well in Tarim Basin