In what year was the Daqing Field discovered?

In what year was the Daqing Field discovered?

• A. 1965
• B. 1950
• C. 1949
• D. 1959

Answer: (D)

This question tests your recall of a specific historical date in oil exploration. The Daqing Oil Field, located in Heilongjiang Province in northeast China, was discovered in 1959 as exploration in the Songliao Basin yielded a large reservoir. That year marks the moment when scientists and engineers confirmed a significant, commercially viable oil discovery, which later became one of China's largest oil fields and helped spur domestic oil production and economic development. The other years don’t fit the established record: 1949 and 1950 are earlier, before the major discovery work in that region, and 1965 comes after the field had already been found. So 1959 is the correct year.

This question tests your recall of a specific historical date in oil exploration. The Daqing Oil Field, located in Heilongjiang Province in northeast China, was discovered in 1959 as exploration in the Songliao Basin yielded a large reservoir. That year marks the moment when scientists and engineers confirmed a significant, commercially viable oil discovery, which later became one of China's largest oil fields and helped spur domestic oil production and economic development. The other years don’t fit the established record: 1949 and 1950 are earlier, before the major discovery work in that region, and 1965 comes after the field had already been found. So 1959 is the correct year.