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BEIJING - Shixi Oilfield, China's largest desert oilfield in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, has gone into full operation and is expected to produce more than a million tons of oil by the end of the year. The 123 sq. km. oilfield is located in the Gurbantunggut Desert, in the heart of the Junggar Basin. It has proven oil reserves of 120 million tons and proven gas reserves of 30 billion cu.m. The oilfield has a designed production capacity of 1.1 million tons.
