Reform and practice of integrated oil and gas exploration and production system in China

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1672-7703.2023.06.002

Abstract

Abstract: In order to promote the orderly connection between oil and gas exploration rights and mining rights, and to address long-standing issues, the Ministry of Natural Resources issued the “Opinions of the Ministry of Natural Resources on several issues concerning promoting the reform of mineral resources management (for trial implementation)” in December 2019, in which the concept of the integrated oil and gas exploration and production was first proposed. By considering the characteristics of oil and gas resources exploration and development, the integrated oil and gas exploration and production system enables to preliminarily address the legality of acquiring oil and gas during the exploration stage, which aligns with the laws governing oil and gas exploration and development, and helps stimulate vitality and promote the upstream oil and gas exploration and development. However, there are still multiple issues to be clarified. Based on a review of data and information of exploitable blocks, and supported by investigation and research, the implementation status of the integrated oil and gas exploration and production system is summarized and analyzed, which indicates that there are problems at the operational level, such as the need for further standardization in the management, a lack of alignment with the current system, and an inadequate enforcement of supervisory responsibilities. In view of this, it is proposed to standardize the integrated system from two aspects of the reporting period of the exploitable resources and the issuance of receipts for exploitable oil and gas resources. The connection between the integrated system and relevant administrative licensing systems should be improved at two levels of mining rights approval and two-certificate management. The supervisory system for the integrated system should be further improved and the revision of relevant legal and regulatory provisions should be accelerated. Furthermore, by combing with the current development situation in the oil and gas industry, the concept of a unified management of the integrated oil and gas exploration and production, namely the “one-certificate approach”, is put forward.

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Han Yaqin, Mao Junli, Si Xiang, Wen Yaping, Yao Xing. Reform and practice of integrated oil and gas exploration and production system in China[J]. China Petroleum Exploration, 2023, 28(6): 8-14.

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