Ministry of Natural Resources, Opinions on Several Matters Concerning Promotion of the Reform of the Management of Mineral Resources (Trial Implementation)

自然资源部关于推进矿产资源管理改革若干事项的意见 (试行)

July 03, 2020 | BY

Susan Mok

China opens up oil and gas mining

Clp Reference: 4300/19.12.31 Promulgated: 2019-12-31 Effective: 2020-05-01

Issued: December 31, 2019

Effective: May 1, 2020 (for three years)

Main contents: Any Chinese-invested or foreign-invested company registered in China with net assets of not less than Rmb300 million is qualified to secure oil and gas mining rights in accordance with provisions (Article 5).

Oil and gas mining rights are subject to the integrated exploration and extraction system, and where an oil and gas exploration rights holder discovers exploitable oil and gas resources, it may proceed with extraction once it reports the same to the competent natural resource department with registration authority (Article 6).

clp reference:4300/19.12.31 issued:2019-12-31 effective:2020-05-01

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