Commissioning of 42 billion cubic meters per year project at Amur Gas Processing Plant in Russia

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The Amur natural gas processing plant project in Russia has been launched and put into operation. Photo provided by Gezhouba Mechanical and Electrical Company. Chengdu, June 10 (Reporter: Zhang Lang) – The reporter learned on the 10th from China Energy Engineering Group Gezhouba Mechanical and Electrical Company that at 20:00 local time on the 9th, the commissioning ceremony for the Amur Natural Gas Processing Plant project, in which China Energy Engineering Group Gezhouba Mechanical and Electrical Company played a role, was held at the project site in Amur Oblast, Russia. The Amur Gas Processing Plant project is located in the Svoobodinsky District of Amur Oblast, Russia, about 200 kilometers away from Heihe in China. It serves as the starting point of the Second Large-scale Energy Corridor between China and Russia – the East China-Russia Gas Pipeline. Once operational, it will have an annual capacity to process 42 billion cubic meters of raw gas, enabling the delivery of 38 billion cubic meters of natural gas to China each year. On May 1 this year, the first NGL/NRU (natural gas condensate and denitration) unit in Phase P1 of the Amur Gas Processing Plant was put into operation, marking the start of the eastward gas pipeline project between China and Russia. As the general contractor for the construction of Section P1 of the project, China Energy Engineering Group Gezhouba Mechanical and Electrical Company was responsible for the installation of 6 sets of NGL/NRU units, 3 sets of degasification units, as well as the related peripheral systems. In the Amur region, temperatures remain below zero for 179 days a year; the project site is covered by ice and snow for half of the year, with temperatures dropping as low as minus 52°C. The permafrost layer is about 3 meters deep, and such harsh conditions pose significant challenges to construction work at the site. To ensure the project is completed on schedule, the project team developed a \"Guidance Manual for Winter Construction in Extreme Cold Regions\" based on the characteristics of local construction conditions. They also created practical safety inspection checklists; the manual serves as a guide for safe construction in winter, while the checklists act as the \"gold standard\" for such safety measures, thereby ensuring construction safety in extreme cold conditions and improving the overall level of professionalism in managing safety in oil, gas, and chemical engineering projects. It is said that as an important link connecting the traditional friendship and cooperative relations between China and Russia, the successful implementation of the Amur Natural Gas Processing Plant project is of great significance for diversifying China’s natural gas imports, ensuring energy supply security, and promoting sustained and stable economic growth in both countries. It also holds positive implications and serves as a model for advancing China’s Belt and Road Initiative as well as Russia’s efforts to establish a Eurasian Economic Union. It is reported that once completed, the Amur gas processing plant in Russia will become one of the largest gas processing facilities in the world. Its capacity for processing raw gas will be 42 billion cubic meters per year, with a production capacity for commercial gas of 38 billion cubic meters per year, and a helium production capacity of 60 million cubic meters per year. The plant will also produce 2.4 million tons of ethane, 1 million tons of propane, 500,000 tons of butane, and 200,000 tons of heavy hydrocarbons per year. (End) Source: China News Network