In addition, PetroChina will build a 300,000-metric ton oil reserve depot in Chongqing, Liu added.
The Chinese oil giant recently started construction on a liquefied natural gas project in Caofeidian, Tangshan of Hebei Province.
The LNG project will be funded by PetroChina and the government of Beijing and Hebei Province, which will invest a total of RMB 10 billion. The project, which will mainly receive gas from Australia and Qatar, will comprise a LNG terminal, an unloading wharf and gas pipelines, according to and earlier report from China Knowledge.