China's West-East trunk gas pipeline line is expected to have a second key reservoir soon, with the development startup of Dina-2, China's largest condensate gasfield.

   Located in southern Xinjiang, Dina-2 has 175.218 billion cubic meters of cumulative proven natural gas reserves and 13.389 million tons of proven condensate reserves, which make it the second gasfield with reserves over 100 bcm in Tarim after Kela-2, the W-E pipeline's current main sources.

   CNPC plans to complete the production buildup of Dina-2 gasfield by June 2009, by which time it will be ready to supply natural gas to the west-east gas pipeline. Upon completion, Dina-2 is expected to produce 4.5 million ton/year of oil equivalent, which breaks down to 5 bcm/year of natural gas and 560,000 tone/year of condensate oil.

   Since Sept. 1, 2004, Tarim oilfield has supplied over 30 bcm of natural gas to over 80 cities in 12 provinces in east and north China by March 2008, replacing the consumption of over 360 million tons of standard coal equivalent.

   Tarim oilfield has 925.5 bcm of cumulative proven natural gas reserves so far, which can supply 30 bcm/year of natural gas to the west-east trunk pipeline for over 20 years.