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The COOEC Datong coal-to-natural gas project with an annual production capacity of 4 billion cubic meters is advancing rapidly. Author/Source: Date: 2017-04-17 Clicks: 32. Recently, in order to implement the initiatives put forward by the Shanxi Provincial Party Committee and the provincial government regarding the involvement of central state-owned enterprises in Shanxi, and to accelerate the progress of the COOEC Datong coal-to-natural gas project, Zhang Jifu, member of the Shanxi Provincial Party Committee and secretary of the Datong Municipal Party Committee, along with Ma Yanping, deputy secretary of the municipal Party committee and mayor, led representatives from relevant districts, counties, and departments on a special trip to Beijing to meet with China National Offshore Oil Corporation. They held discussions with Li Hui, vice general manager of COOEC, on matters related to accelerating the project’s progress. CNOOC Datong Coal-to-Natural Gas Project is an **energy demonstration project and a key benchmark project in the provincial comprehensive reform pilot zone; it represents yet another significant achievement in the connection between Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei. To date, the preliminary work for the project has been highly effective, with breakthrough progress achieved, and it is being advanced in an orderly manner. The first phase primarily serves the Zouyun Economic and Technological Development Zone, which is part of this project. Working bodies have been established there, and teams have been assigned to handle various tasks; all activities are carried out in an organized manner, with dedicated personnel responsible for oversight and management. The construction of infrastructure in the development zone is progressing steadily, and two supporting projects related to this project—are namely the Jingtong Thermal Power Plant and the water supply system that transports water from the Yellow River to northern Shanxi—are also being implemented vigorously. It is reported that the total investment in the project is 21.6 billion yuan, the construction period is 39 months, and it will produce 4 billion cubic meters of natural gas per year. The project is located in the Zuyun Coal Chemical Industry Base in Datong City, where local coal resources from Zuyun County are utilized to produce crude syngas through coal pressurized gasification technology. The main process units of the project include devices (processes) such as coal gasification, carbon monoxide conversion, acidic gas removal, methanation, and drying; in addition, there are supporting facilities such as sulfur recovery, air separation, refrigeration stations, and tar hydrogenation. Supporting facilities for the project, including storage and transportation systems, utility systems, auxiliary production systems, and off-site works. The project recommends using a combination of coal crushing pressurized gasification and pulverized coal pressurized gasification technologies to produce crude syngas. The combined gasification scheme using crushed coal and pulverized coal produces crude syngas for downstream units at effective gas (CO+H2) yield ratios of approximately 2:2.