China found more than 200 new oil and 13 gas fields (gas fields more than global import) >With energy supplies strained, China says it found more than 200 new oil and gas fields. China has found 225 new oil and gas fields within its borders over the past five years, Beijing officials said Thursday, a potential boost as the world is battered by energy shortages and cost increases. >Among the newly discovered sites are 13 oil fields holding more than 100 million tons and **26 gas fields with reserves exceeding 100 billion cubic meters**, the Natural Resources Ministry said. >Though it didn’t specify how much of that fossil-fuel bounty is currently available, it said the country’s natural gas production could increase year by year and oil production was holding steady at 200 million tons per year, “thanks to the significant increase in the newly discovered energy reserves.” >Officials vowed to “resolutely safeguard our energy security,” and push ahead with oil and gas exploration.…