According to CCTV News, on August 30, China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) announced a critical breakthrough in the large-scale application of offshore heavy oil thermal recovery technology systems and core equipment. The cumulative production from offshore heavy oil thermal recovery has exceeded 5 million metric tons, marking China as the world’s first country to achieve large-scale thermal recovery development of offshore heavy oil.
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