Recently, the Ministry of Science and Technology was informed that since the implementation of the major national science and technology project "Large-scale Oil and Gas Field and CBM Development" in 2008, substantial breakthroughs have been made in the exploration and development of marine and deep natural gas in China, and a number of large-scale gas fields have been discovered and completed. China's natural gas output has risen rapidly from 67.7 billion cubic meters in 2007 to 137.1 billion cubic meters in 2016, making it the sixth largest producer in the world.

Li Fanrong, deputy director of the National Energy Administration, said that since the special implementation, China has made significant progress in six major fields of onshore oil and gas exploration, onshore oil and gas development, engineering and technology, offshore oil and gas exploration and development, overseas oil and gas exploration and development and unconventional oil and gas exploration and development, Formed six major technology series, 20 key technologies, developed 13 major equipment, construction of 22 demonstration projects, China's oil and gas exploration and development have entered a new era of innovation and development.

Jia Chengzao, a special technologist and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said that since the special implementation, the accumulated proven geological reserves of China's natural gas industry doubled. The proportion of natural gas in the primary energy consumption structure increased from 3% to 6%. The "13th Five-Year Plan" Will eventually increase to 8.3% to 10%. China's energy structure optimization, environmental improvement made a significant contribution.

Jia Chengzao said during the 13th Five-Year Plan period, it will further strengthen the theoretical and technological research on natural gas exploration and development and continue to tackle bottlenecks in the exploration and development of deep-sea and deep-sea and unconventional natural gas in the land and provide technical support to ensure the steady growth of national natural gas reserves. Promote the further optimization of the national energy structure and the sustained and steady development of the national economy.