China's Xinjiang region has launched an auction for nine oil and gas exploration blocks, primarily located in the resource-rich Tarim basin. The auction is authorised by China’s Ministry of ...

Between 15,000 and 8,000 years ago, the Earth experienced significant climatic changes, including the rapid retreat of ice sheets and rising sea levels, during the Glacial–Holocene transition.

Located in the Tarim Basin, a desert region in Xinjiang province, the well reportedly reached a depth of 10,910 metres. making it the second deepest vertical well on land globally. AsiaNews ...