This Day, That Year

Item from June 13, 1988, in China Daily: Engineers are installing drilling equipment at an oilfield in Henan province. Such equipment, made in China, is now operational in three oil and gas fields.

As the world's biggest energy consumer and fastest-growing non-fossil fuel market, China has been accelerating its pace in energy exploration.

In December, China developed iPreSeis, software for resources exploration that aims to raise the operational efficiency of oilfields and coal mines.