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Watching The World: Peace needed in Xinjiang

07/12/2009
By Eric Watkins
If you believe Chinese oil and gas officials, ethnic clashes in the province of Xinjiang—where 150 people are reported to have been killed—have not affected any operations at oil fields or pipelines.Sinopec said its facilities are far from the riots, and the situation in the westernmost area of Xinjiang appeared to have stabilized last week. Sinopec owns Tahe field in Xinjiang, which is one of its largest fields in China.PetroChina said its facilities were not affected either. It operates two large oil and gas fields in Xinjiang, one in the Tarim basin in southern Xinjiang and another in Kelamayi, northwest of Urumqi. PetroChina also owns the 6 million tonne/year Dushanzi refi...
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