CNPC oilfield sees year-on-year growth of 22%

China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), the country's largest oil and gas producer, yesterday said output from its second biggest oilfield, Changqing, saw 22.16 percent year-on-year growth in the first nine months.

The field in northwestern China produced 22.59 million tons of oil equivalent. It is on course to meet the annual output target of 30 million tons of oil equivalent, CNPC said in a statement on its website yesterday.

This includes 11.36 million tons of crude and 14 billion cu m of natural gas, said the statement.