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Flow meter http://yunrun.com.cn/product/list_75.html As the New Year approaches, in contrast to the increasingly cold weather, there have been a series of positive developments related to natural gas: at 17:00 on December 2, following orders from the leaders of China and Russia, the East-China-Russia natural gas pipeline was officially put into operation. 5 billion cubic meters of natural gas will be introduced within one year, with regions such as Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, and the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei area benefiting directly. The volume of gas transported will increase year by year, eventually reaching 38 billion cubic meters per year ； 02. On December 9, **PetroChina Pipeline Network Group Co., Ltd. held its founding meeting at the Guoer Zhaohao Hotel, located on the southeast side of the Xizhimen Overpass in Beijing, which indicates that the long-awaited reform of the pipeline network operation mechanism is about to be implemented. The development of natural gas in our country is now on fast track, yet issues such as a slow pace of related construction and development, insufficient capacity of pipeline infrastructure, low efficiency, and inadequate interconnection have become even more prominent and urgent to address. As a leader in providing one-stop solutions for the global natural gas industry, Honeywell is highly optimistic about the overall trends in the development of China’s natural gas sector. It has been committed to using its advanced technologies and expertise in this field to further promote the growth of China’s natural gas industry, and in recent years it has increased its investment and focus on this sector even further. “The natural gas business has become one of the core businesses of Honeywell’s Process Control division. After more than a decade of exploration and practice, Honeywell offers a one-stop end-to-end solution across the entire industry chain – covering natural gas extraction, processing, transportation, storage, and utilization – with a comprehensive portfolio of products and technologies. ”Zhang Li, General Manager of the Measurement and Control Solutions Business in Greater China for Honeywell Process Control, said. Full industrial chain, one-stop service. The natural gas industry chain is divided into three segments: upstream, midstream, and downstream. The main task of the upstream segment is to extract natural gas from underground, and this process can generally be divided into three stages: exploration, development, and production ； The midstream phase is primarily involved in the storage, transportation, and processing of oil and gas, while the downstream industry focuses on the distribution of natural gas and its use in various applications, including natural gas for domestic use, in vehicles and ships, in industrial and chemical processes, and for power generation. Honeywell itself has over a century of experience in the natural gas industry. By acquiring various world-renowned brands such as Elster, Gote, BD, and Ingersoll Rand, all of which possess more than 150 years of experience in this sector, it now offers a comprehensive range of products covering the entire natural gas value chain – including extraction, production, processing, storage, transportation (through pipelines and ships), distribution, and combustion. This allows it to provide customers across the entire natural gas industry with one-stop solutions. Honeywell is present everywhere – on complex natural gas liquefaction ships, along the pipelines for transporting gas from the west to the east, at regasification stations, and even in the urban pipeline systems that are part of people’s daily lives. Mr. Zhang Li said proudly, \"The top 100 natural gas companies in the world all use Honeywell’s natural gas products, and Honeywell holds a share of over 25% in the global natural gas industry.\" The natural gas business has even grown to become one of the core businesses of Honeywell’s Process Control division, accounting for 40% of its operations. ” Experion® SCADA – powerful and efficient. Honeywell’s one-stop natural gas solution integrates safety, rigorous scheduling and operation and maintenance, as well as seamless management of distributed assets, thereby truly enhancing the overall performance of businesses. Supervision and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems — Experion® SCADA, as the core of Honeywell’s one-stop natural gas solution, is a powerful software platform equipped with innovative applications, suitable for advanced Human-Machine Interfaces (HMI) as well as highly scalable multi-server integration systems. Thanks to its excellent built-in performance, this platform simplifies the configuration of thousands of assets significantly and improves operational efficiency through device templates, ensuring the reliability, security, and resilience of the system. The Experion® SCADA system was selected for the Beijing Gas SCADA project in 2001 and came online in 2004. System upgrades for this project began in 2011, with the upgraded system going into operation in 2013. The upgraded system controls 9 gate stations, over 350 sub-high voltage stations, and more than 2,000 medium voltage stations, and features functions such as automatic switching, communication redundancy, network security, and automatic backup. This system employs intelligent remote signaling, telemetry, and remote control methods to achieve open-loop control of the valves in power plants and voltage regulation stations, as well as closed-loop control for certain valves in these facilities through remote operation and adjustment, thereby reducing labor costs ； Optimal scheduling, balanced gas supply, rapid repair, and cost savings were achieved through the use of geographic information systems and pipeline network simulation assistance systems ； The gas consumption forecasting system is utilized to conduct medium- to long-term and short-term forecasts of gas usage, providing a basis for financial planning. As the proportion of clean energy consumption in Beijing increases, gas usage is expected to rise from 8.4 billion cubic meters in 2012 to 27.8 billion cubic meters by 2020. The use of Experion® SCADA not only brings significant social benefits but also indirect economic advantages, providing strong support for the growth of Beijing’s gas industry. In 2014, this upgrade project was even awarded the \"Top 10 Most Influential Engineering Projects of 2013\" award by the Chinese Association of Automation. Beijing Gas is just a representative example of what Experion® SCADA can achieve. Mr. Zhang Li said, \"In China, Honeywell’s SCADA systems are used on approximately 38,000 kilometers of long-distance pipelines, including those part of the West-East Gas Transmission II project and the Central Asia ABC pipeline network; these pipelines account for almost half of all long-distance pipelines in China.\" ” Smart LNG storage areas: To date, underground gas storage facilities in China account for approximately 3% of the country’s annual natural gas consumption, while LNG storage tanks account for around 2% of that consumption; together they make up about 5% ； Based on international experience, gas storage capacity should account for at least 10% of natural gas consumption; for countries with a high degree of external dependence, this figure should be at least 15%. There is a significant gap in China’s gas storage capacity. Given the substantial constraints associated with the construction of underground gas storage facilities and compressed natural gas, LNG will become the primary method for urban gas supply and gas storage in the future. Honeywell has developed an intelligent management system for LNG tank farms, taking into account the characteristics and actual conditions of LNG peak-shaving stations. Leveraging Honeywell’s cutting-edge technology for intelligent factory connectivity, the LNG smart tank farm eliminates data silos among traditional subsystems such as tank farm planning, management and inspection, as well as safety functions. By utilizing Honeywell’s smart tank farm data center, it is possible to integrate previously isolated and scattered data, thereby preventing issues such as the loss or improper tracking of important information and tasks due to human error. This provides customers with an integrated solution that encompasses tank farm automation, instrumentation, and tank farm safety systems, helping to enhance the safety and operational efficiency of tank farm management. Currently, about 80% of the large-scale LNG storage facilities in China use this management system, with users mainly being large receiving stations located along the coast. Zhang Li said, “For large tank farms with a capacity of 100,000 to 200,000 cubic meters, as well as small and medium-sized tank farms, Honeywell has comprehensive solutions.” ” Small details, great wisdom: Honeywell’s one-stop solution for the entire natural gas industry chain, featuring precise key details in all its products. For example, the natural gas metering equipment diagnosis system widely used in the smart gas sector is capable of connecting to the equipment at all of a company’s metering stations, and collecting data either in Honeywell’s secure data center or on the customer’s local server. Users can connect to any device using a web browser, and they can also receive customized alerts on phones equipped with the Honeywell Experion® APP. Zhang Li said, “This solution will monitor all significant changes, not only the flow meter but also the entire operation process and the surrounding environment.” In the past, users recalibrated the instruments based on time or risk indicators; now they can predict failures and only perform calibration when necessary. Users can also use historical diagnostic data to further extend the calibration cycle specified by regulatory authorities. ” In response to the characteristics and needs of China’s vast range of gas users, Honeywell continues to develop and provide products and solutions that are best suited for the Chinese gas market. For example, the Maxon XPO™ PAK series of boiler burners with ultra-low nitrogen oxide emissions, designed specifically for the Chinese market, were developed and manufactured locally to meet the stringent requirements of domestic commercial and industrial boiler users regarding ultra-low levels of nitrogen oxides and carbon monoxide (CO) emissions. These burners help reduce emissions while simultaneously improving energy efficiency. The spring for the development of natural gas has arrived. With its strong technical foundation and innovative capabilities, Honeywell is eager to work together with customers across the entire industry chain to jointly create a new era of energy through intelligence.