Rejuvenation of Natural Gas after the Powerful Quake

Sinopec's Chuanxi gasfield has restored natural gas output to about 40% of its normal levels nearly a week after a powerful quake disrupted production, a company paper reported today

As of Sunday, gas output in the field close to regions badly hit by the 7.9-magnitude quake had reached more than 3 million cubic metres per day, the China Petrochemical News reported.The field's output was reduced to 10% of its capacity of 8 million cubic metres per day after the earthquake on 12 May forced the closure of chemical plants that use gas, which led Sinopec to shut down nearly 1000 wells. After safety checks and repairs, all production and transport facilities in the gasfield are now ready for full-scale operation and can increase output if gas users restore operation, the report said. Gas supply to Chengdu, the capital of earthquake-devastated Sichuan province, by Sinopec's Southwest Petroleum Company, the gasfield’s operator, has resumed to over 3 million cubic metres a day, largely the same as before the quake, the paper added.
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