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About Gaoqiao
Gaoqiao (simplified Chinese: 高桥镇; traditional Chinese: 高橋鎮; pinyin: Gāoqiáo Zhèn) is a town located in a valley in Kai County, in the northeast of Chongqing municipality in Southwest China. Central Chongqing lies 340 kilometres (210 mi) to the southwest.
From the Wikipedia article Gaoqiao, Kai County (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
History
On 23 December 2003 at 21:15, a gas well burst and released highly toxic hydrogen sulfide. According to China Daily, 243 people died and at least 9,000 were injured.
The well was called “罗家16H” and belonged to PetroChina's Southwest Oil and Gas Field Branch (西南油气田分公司). It was located in the Chuandongbei gas field (Chinese: 川东北气矿; pinyin: Chuāndōngběi qìkuàng) in Gaoqiao's Xiaoyang village (Chinese: 小阳村; pinyin: Xiǎoyáng Cūn).
In 2007, Chevron Corporation and China National Petroleum Corporation signed a contract to share production in Chuandongbei, with Chevron getting 49 percent of the venture, operating the project and supplying the technology.
From the History section of Gaoqiao, Kai County on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
Wanzhou Wuqiao Airport (WXN) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 66 km away.
- Maliu 7 km north, about 7 min by car
- Zishui 8 km northeast, about 8 min by car
- Tianhe 10 km southwest, about 10 min by car
- Dunhao 12 km east, about 12 min by car
- Sanhuikou 18 km southwest, about 18 min by car
- Jiulongshan 19 km south, about 19 min by car
- Dade 20 km southeast, about 20 min by car
- Heqian 22 km east, about 22 min by car
- Zhonghe 24 km southwest, about 24 min by car
- Baihe 24 km southeast, about 24 min by car
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