The comprehensive utilization project for coal, oil, and gas resources in Yan’an is about to be put into operation

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The last edit to this post was made by liaifeng on 2018-7-28 at 07:25. The Yan’an Coal, Oil, and Gas Resources Comprehensive Utilization Project is about to be put into operation. Author/Source: Huahua Network – Coal Chemical Industry. Date: 2018-06-19. Views: 21. On June 13, reporters learned from Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum Yan’an Energy Chemical Co., Ltd. that after nearly three years of construction, the largest energy chemical project under development in Shaanxi Province – the Yanchang Petroleum Group Yan’an Coal, Oil, and Gas Resources Comprehensive Utilization Project, with a total investment of 21.6 billion yuan – is about to be completed and brought into operation. At present, the commissioning of large-scale equipment and core systems at the project site is progressing in an orderly manner. It is understood that the Yan’an coal, oil, and gas resources comprehensive utilization project makes use of 12 patents and proprietary technologies. Using natural gas, coal, and naphtha as raw materials, and employing international advanced processes that meet environmental standards, it follows a path of deep processing of olefins to produce a variety of chemical products such as high-quality polyethylene, polypropylene, butanol, and EPDM rubber. The project fully reflects the characteristics of hydrogen and carbon complementarity as well as a circular economy. The Yan’an coal, oil, and gas resources comprehensive utilization project has achieved a great deal of integrated innovation in terms of plant processes. The project has established the world’s first commercially operational facility for producing olefins from catalytically cracked light oil, the world’s largest high-density polyethylene production plant, as well as an EPDM production plant that fills a gap in such products in Shaanxi Province. It has also set industry benchmarks in areas such as flue gas dust and sulfur removal, and wastewater recycling. The comprehensive utilization project of coal, oil, and gas resources in Yan’an officially commenced on September 11, 2015, with the intermediate completion of all individual projects by the end of December 2017, thereby reducing the construction period by 6 months compared to similar projects. As of the end of May this year, the project has seen a total investment of 20.159 billion yuan, with more than 37 million yuan in various taxes and fees paid to local authorities. Beijing Petrochemical Engineering Company, a subsidiary of Yanchang Petroleum Group, took on the EPC general contracting work for the production units and all auxiliary facilities of this project, with the exception of the methanol deep processing unit (MTO), covering engineering design, procurement, construction, and related technical services. The project involves 3,500 mechanical and electrical devices, 965 kilometers of above-ground and underground pipelines, a total steel structure weight of 51,500 tons, and a total concrete volume of 430,000 cubic meters. The total contract value exceeds 12 billion yuan, accounting for more than half of the total cost of the project. During the project procurement phase, Beijing Petrochemical Engineering Company exercises comprehensive control over all the equipment and materials used in the project. It carries out thorough management of the design plans, procurement of raw materials, manufacturing processes, in-process inspections, final quality checks, and acceptance upon delivery. It requires that each piece of equipment come with a technical agreement, and for key materials such as pipes and steel structures, suppliers ranked among the top ten in China are given priority to ensure the quality of the project construction. It is understood that once it is in operation, the comprehensive utilization project of coal, oil, and gas resources in Yan’an is expected to generate an annual output value of 11.3 billion yuan and profits and taxes amounting to 2.34 billion yuan. It will serve as an important tool for Yanchang Petroleum Group to promote structural adjustments in the industry, support the advancement of the energy and chemical sector in Shaanxi Province, and help achieve the goal of catching up with and surpassing other regions.