Chinese upstream oil and gas, uranium sectors benefit from private capital
BEIJING, Nov 29 (Reuters) – The Chinese upstream oil and gas sector will be further opened up between 2016 and 2020, the official Xinhua news agency reported, citing the vice minister of the Ministry of Land and Resources.
The world’s largest energy consumer will introduce private investment in upstream prospecting and push forward reforms of the oil gas prospecting system, Xinhua reported.
In addition, China will also open up the upstream uranium prospecting sector and allow private capital in the markets.
China aims to add 5-8 mega oilfields with at least 100 million tonnes of reserves and 5-10 natural gas reserves with at least 100 billion cubic metres of deposit by 2020.
(Reporting by Meng Meng and Aizhu Chen, editing by David Evans)
