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Data layer · est. 2023

Oil & gas production in China: emitters, CO2 & carbon value

32 tracked facilities, ≈160,128,617 t CO2/yr combined — here are the largest, what that CO2 is worth at current prices, and the sector's reduction pathway. Full sector pathway: decarbonizing oil & gas production.

The numbers

Oil & gas production in China at a glance

MetricValueNote
Facilities tracked32with CO2 estimates
Total est. CO2160,128,617 t/yrClimate TRACE 2023
Average per facility5,004,019 t/yr
Indicative carbon value€12,394M/yrat €77.4/t EUA

Carbon pricing here: National ETS (intensity-based): ¥86.13 (31 Mar 2025, Argus). 2024–25 expansion added cement, steel, aluminium (~+3 Gt). Current benchmark: ¥86.13/t (31 Mar 2025). Full country page: carbon price in China.

Largest emitters

Top 10 oil & gas production CO2 emitters in China

#FacilityOwnert CO2/yr (est. 2023)Indicative value
1China_North China_Heavy oilCNOOC Ltd25,935,829€2,007.4M
2China_Ordos_Tight gasPetroChina Changqing Oilfield Branch Co25,338,730€1,961.2M
3China_Songliao_Conventional onshore18,664,724€1,444.6M
4China_Tarim_Conventional onshorePetroChina Tarim Oilfield Co13,479,651€1,043.3M
5China_Sichuan_Acid/sour gas10,428,715€807.2M
6China_North China_Conventional onshoreSinopec Shengli Oilfield Co9,603,187€743.3M
7China_North China_Conventional shelfCNOOC Ltd7,896,356€611.2M
8China_Junggar_Conventional onshore6,980,204€540.3M
9China_Sichuan_Shale gas6,820,243€527.9M
10China_Ordos_Conventional onshore5,640,607€436.6M

Climate TRACE satellite estimates via IndustryAtlas — modelled, not verified; some entries aggregate clusters. Corrections welcome.

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FAQ

Questions

How many oil & gas production facilities does China have with tracked emissions?
32 facilities carry satellite-based CO2 estimates in our dataset (Climate TRACE 2023), totalling ≈160,128,617 t CO2/yr.
What is the largest oil & gas production emitter in China?
China_North China_Heavy oil — ≈25,935,829 t CO2/yr (est. 2023). Estimates are modelled, not verified declarations.
What would this CO2 cost at the EU price?
≈€12,394M per year at €77.4/t — indicative full-price value; actual cost depends on free allocation and the local instrument.
How this page is built: heat-loss figures follow ASTM C680 / ISO 12241 (the method behind our public calculators); facility emissions from Climate TRACE & EU ETS verified data across 30,000+ industrial sites; the 2026–2034 schedule is Regulation (EU) 2023/956, not a forecast. Published by Inzonex — manufacturer of modular removable insulation (UK Patent GB2508992.1). Spotted an error? Tell us — we correct on evidence.
Source: Inzonex Carbon Hub — inzonex.co.uk/carbon · prices dated as shown on each figure · schedule per Regulation (EU) 2023/956 · indicative analytics, not compliance advice.