China: Shanxi coalbed methane project advances

Fortune Oil PLC and Dart Energy Ltd., Brisbane, have completed a compressed natural gas facility at Liulin, China, that will compress pilot gas production from Liulin coalbed methane field in Shanxi Province.

Alan Petzet

July 30, 2012

Meanwhile, the companies received Ministry of Commerce approval to extend the exploration period of the Liulin production sharing contract 2 years to Mar. 29, 2014.

The extension will allow time for pilot gas appraisal and commercialization ahead of overall development plan approval and for the companies to assess all coal seams and the remaining areas of the block. The companies said the block’s horizontal wells are producing at commercial rates (OGJ Online, June 14, 2012).

About the Author

Alan Petzet

Chief Editor Exploration

Alan Petzet is Chief Editor-Exploration of Oil & Gas Journal in Houston. He is editor of the Weekly E&D Newsletter, emailed to OGJ subscribers, and a regular contributor to the OGJ Online subscriber website.

Petzet joined OGJ in 1981 after 13 years in the Tulsa World business-oil department. He was named OGJ Exploration Editor in 1990. A native of Tulsa, he has a BA in journalism from the University of Tulsa.