【Ten Years of Rapid Development in Chemical Engineering Equipment】700 kilometers of steel pipes for the Niger-Benin crude oil pipeline project, manufactured by Baoji Steel Pipe from 2016 to 2022

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Witnessing the decade-long rapid development of chemical processing equipment; praising the prosperity and strength of modern China. Replies will be rewarded; discussions are welcome. -------------------------------------------On December 11, 2022, the freighter carrying 11,100 tons of steel pipes, the eighth shipment from Baoji Steel Pipe to Shanghai Baoshiwei Company, set sail successfully, crossing the ocean to head for the African continent. This marked the successful completion of the 4-year-long “Belt and Road” initiative project between China and Africa, namely the supply of steel pipes for the Niger-Benin crude oil pipeline. In 2019, the international market situation was highly volatile, and competition was extremely fierce. Baoji Steel Pipe Company keeps pace with the group company’s strategy of expanding overseas, working together with its sister company CNPC Technology & Services to leverage their respective strengths and collaborate in order to expand into international markets. Upon receiving the bid for the Nibe pipeline project, Baoji Steel Pipe Company established a dedicated project leadership team to carefully analyze and study the project’s technical standards in order to ensure technical compliance, to accurately calculate the costs for various components, and to actively cooperate with CNPC Technology & Development Company in conducting business negotiations with the project owner. Ultimately, with the strong support and assistance of CNPC Technology & Development Company, Baoji Steel Pipe successfully secured the supply contract for pipes for the Nibe pipeline project, covering a length of 700 kilometers and a weight of over 60,000 tons, thereby maximizing its share of this project. In November 2019, the production of pipes for the Nibe pipeline project officially began. Under the supervision of on-site inspectors throughout the process, and after high-standard shape adjustment and route changes, as well as rigorous process evaluations and initial inspection tests, the first steel pipe for the Nibe pipeline project was successfully produced. Entering 2022, in order to meet the overall delivery requirements for the Nibe pipeline project, Shanghai Baoshiwei Company adopted a dual-production-unit approach, carefully coordinating other domestic and international orders. By doing so, the company strived to speed up progress, improve quality and efficiency, and ensure stable production and supply. In September 2022, the monthly production per unit reached over 4,000 tons, setting a new record for the highest monthly output per unit at Shanghai Baoshiwei Company. On September 28, the last steel pipe for this project was produced, marking the successful completion of the company’s four-year task of ensuring a steady supply of steel pipes for the Nibe pipeline project. Over 4 years, Shanghai Baoshiwei Company produced and shipped 701 kilometers of steel pipes, amounting to 61,500 tons, for the Nibe pipeline project. In the Benin section, there are 363.6 kilometers of ordinary-grade anticorrosion pipes weighing 32,000 tons, as well as 260.47 kilometers of reinforced-grade anticorrosion pipes weighing 22,800 tons. In the Niger section, there are 76.86 kilometers of ordinary-grade anticorrosion pipes weighing 6,700 tons. The last shipment of steel pipes, covering 127.05 kilometers, was delivered to the port on November 16, 2022, thus marking the successful completion of this important project for supplying steel pipes to China National Petroleum Corporation.