China's Deepest Gas Field to Come Online Later This Year

China's deepest gas field, Yuanba gas field in Sichuan Province, is likely to come online by year end, Xinhua reported Saturday citing a statement by Sinopec.

It will produce 3.4 billion cubic meters of natural gas every year, supporting many regions along the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, including Shanghai, Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Anhui, Sinopec announced.

The field's deposits are as deep as 6,700 meters, and it has a total explored reserves of 219.4 billion cubic meters.

Sichuan is also home to China's second largest gas field Puguang.

Sinopec started exploring the Yuanba area in 2007 and formally began development and construction of the gas field in 2011.