China has enjoyed stable growth in domestic oil and gas supplies over the last five years, according to the National Development and Reform Commission. NDRC statistics show China's crude oil output increased from 165 million tons in 2000 to 183 million tons in 2005, and the output of natural gas rose from 27 billion cubic meters to 47.5 billion. Oil fields capable of producing high yields were discovered in west China including Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, and Qinghai, Gansu and Shaanxi provinces, and in offshore China's Bohai Bay. Between 2000 and 2005, six big natural gas zones were discovered in the Tarim, Ordos, Sichuan and Qaidam basins, in the South China Sea and in the East China Sea.
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