Jing Ji Ri Bao·2025-12-29 22:02Group 1 - The core point of the article highlights that China's Xinjiang Oilfield has become the first oilfield in the country to achieve an annual carbon dioxide injection volume exceeding 1 million tons by the end of December 2025, marking a significant step in the large-scale application of CCUS technology [2] - The CCUS technology involves capturing and purifying carbon dioxide emissions from production processes, which are then reused and stored, enhancing oil recovery efficiency compared to traditional water flooding methods, thus achieving a win-win situation of emission reduction and production increase [2] - Since the early 2000s, the Xinjiang Oilfield has been pioneering the exploration of carbon dioxide enhanced oil recovery, overcoming various technical challenges related to geological reservoirs and process adaptation, with the annual carbon injection volume increasing from 126,000 tons in 2022 to 1 million tons in 2025, and a cumulative injection of over 2 million tons of carbon dioxide [2]