Newly confirmed oil reserves increased by 25% to 1.2 billion tons, and natural gas increased by 68% to 1.4 trillion cubic meters. Crude oil production amounted to 191 million tons, breaking away from the continuous decline since 2016. Production of shale gas, coal seam gas, and coal gas increased overall.
Japan JST China news, December 18, 2019
China’s natural gas production increased to 173.3 billion cubic meters in 2019