In recent years, major breakthroughs were made for natural gas exploration in Junggar basin, larger scale of gas reservoirs were successively found in south margin, east part and northwest margin, indicating the enormous potential for natural gas exploration. 近年来，准噶尔盆地天然气勘探取得了重大突破，连续在南缘、东部、西北缘发现较大规模的气藏，预示着天然气勘探的巨大潜力。
Roughnecks on a rig in northwest Louisiana, where the discovery of a large natural gas field has made landowners rich. 路易斯安那西北部，被发现的巨量天然气使当地人暴富。图为钻塔中工作的钻井工人。
In northwest China there are abundant resources of oil and natural gas, but tremendous market requirement are there in southeast China. So the enormous separation between product and sale promotes of pipeline transportation industry. 我国西北地区油气资源丰富，而东部沿海市场需求巨大，这样的产销分离促使管道输送业蓬勃发展。
