The Fuman Oilfield in Xinjiang’s Taklamakan Desert, holding over a billion tons of reserves deep beneath the surface, has commenced operations. This activation signifies China’s move to tap into its deepest oil and gas resources.

China’s largest ultra-deep oilfield begins operation

Those Uyghur separatists probably need some freedom and democracy. /s

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Major project in China’s largest ultra-deep oilfield kicks off operation

Located in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Tarim Basin is a significant petroliferous basin in China. The ultra-deep oil and gas resources in the basin account for more than 60 percent of the total onshore ultra-deep oil and gas resources in China, and 19 percent of the global total.

*Xinjiang*:

Xinjiang has many natural resources that U.S. private businesses would love to get their hands on:

The Energy Industry in Xinjiang, China: Potential, Problems, and Solutions

How oil has shaped Xinjiang

Vast oil deposits discovered in Xinjiang