A large deposit with estimated reserves of 100 million tonnes of molybdenum ores has been found in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

A research team from China Minmetals Corporation has developed a key technology for the high-temperature purification of graphite, successfully developing ultra-high purity graphite products with a purity exceeding 99.99995 percent, marking that China's ultra-high purity graphite products have reached the international leading level, experts said at a news conference held on Tuesday in Hegang city, Heilongjiang province.

The daily output of crude oil in Bohai Oilfield, China's largest offshore crude oil production base, has exceeded 100,000 tonnes, a record high in the oilfield's nearly 60-year history, the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) Tianjin branch said on Tuesday.

The original gas in place (OGIP) of the Lingshui 36-1 gas field -- the world's first large, ultra-shallow gas field in ultra-deep waters -- has been estimated at more than 100 billion cubic meters, according to the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC).

GABORONE, Botswana — A massive 2,492-carat diamond, the second largest in the world, has been discovered in Botswana, the Canadian mining company that found the stone announced on Thursday.

China's efforts to promote high-quality development of the rare-earth metals and minerals sector will offer strong impetus to the industry's green and standardized development amid growing demand for crucial raw materials from emerging areas like new energy vehicles, said industry experts and company executives.

Chinese researchers have developed a new method of massive water production through the reaction between lunar regolith and endogenous hydrogen. Their study was published in the journal The Innovation on Thursday.

The study of the Moon's water content plays a vital role in the construction of future scientific research bases and human survival.

China's heaviest international offshore oil and gas platform, built by China Offshore Oil Engineering Co Ltd and officially delivered in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province, on Monday, is a breakthrough in the construction technology of large-scale offshore oil and gas equipment in the country, said industry experts.

China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation, or Sinopec, released Wednesday in the Saudi capital of Riyadh three industry reports, shedding light on the future of China's petrochemical sector.

Fueled by strong demand from the industrial sector amid an economic recovery and industrial decarbonization, China's liquefied natural gas imports could hit a record in 2024, company executives and experts said.

The world's first fifth-generation 174,000-cubic-meter LNG vessel was named and delivered on Wednesday in Shanghai, facilitating China's transformation from an industrial follower into a leader in liquefied natural gas carrier sector, according to the Shanghai-based shipyard.

TotalEnergies, a French energy major, said it will further strengthen cooperation with China Petroleum and Chemical Corp (Sinopec), in the fields of oil, liquefied natural gas, oil product trading and engineering, as both China and France are actively seeking ways to enhance energy security amid green transition.