Daqing Field
Discovered 1959, Songliao Basin, China, over 1 million barrels per day for decades.
Overview
Daqing, meaning great celebration, ended Chinese oil dependence for a generation. The field ran above a million barrels per day from the 1970s into the 2000s. PetroChina polymer floods sustain hundreds of thousands today.
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