At a State Council Information Office briefing on the start of the 15th Five‑Year Plan, officials said exploration posted strong gains: Jan–Aug new recoverable oil reserves were about 70 mln tonnes and new recoverable natural gas about 610 bln cubic

2026-09-22

At a State Council Information Office briefing on the start of the 15th Five‑Year Plan, officials said exploration posted strong gains: Jan–Aug new recoverable oil reserves were about 70 mln tonnes and new recoverable natural gas about 610 bln cubic meters. Anhui’s Chatting copper‑gold deposit and Guizhou’s Zhugongtang lead‑zinc deposit were reported to have added resources at a super‑large scale.