The Chinese Petroleum Corp (CPC) yesterday confirmed that a natural gas field in Guantien, Tainan County contains deposits amounting to some 400 million cubic meters of gas with a production value of NT$2.5 billion (US$74.47 million).
CPC Vice Executive Director Lu Ming-ta (
PHOTO: YANG MEI-HUNG, TAIPEI TIMES
Lu said that it is estimated that the first well sunk in the natural gas field will have a maximum production of 46,000m3 daily, and if calculated by two wells with a daily production of 60,000m3, the gas field could be productive for 20 years and create revenue of NT$2.5 billion.
If the development plan goes smoothly, the field in Guantien is expected to provide gas for Taiwan from 2010, raising the level of domestic supply of natural gas while cutting reliance on foreign imports.
The CPC rents the rice paddy where the field is located for NT$400,000 a year, Lu said, adding that the company will reimburse local people depending on the result of the gas field's exploitation.
The CPC is the only petroleum and natural gas prospector in Taiwan and has achieved a revenue of NT$150 billion over the past few decades.
Buoyed by the gas-field find, CPC Chairman Kuo Chin-tsai (
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