The Shengli Oil Field () is the second-largest
oil field
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in the
People's Republic of China, with daily production of approximately .
It is located in the
Yellow River delta
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, in the north of
Shandong
Shandong ( , ; ; alternately romanized as Shantung) is a coastal province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the East China region.
Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilizati ...
province bordering
Bohai Sea. Its main working area covers 28 counties under the jurisdiction of eight
prefecture level cities
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in Shandong Province, namely
Dongying,
Binzhou,
Dezhou,
Jinan
Jinan (), Postal Map Romanization, alternately romanization of Chinese, romanized as Tsinan, is the Capital (political), capital of Shandong province in East China, Eastern China. With a population of 9.2 million, it is the second-largest city i ...
,
Weifang,
Zibo,
Liaocheng
Liaocheng (), is a prefecture-level city in western Shandong province, China. It borders the provincial capital of Jinan to the southeast, Dezhou to the northeast, Tai'an to the south, and the provinces of Hebei and Henan to the west. The Grand ...
and
Yantai. The major production area lies on both sides of the Yellow River Mouth.
The field was discovered in 1961 and its development began in 1964. It has accumulated proven oil of reserves of 4.63 billion tonnes.
References
Oil fields in China
Geography of Shandong
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