【Ten Years of Rapid Development in Chemical Processing Equipment】From 1991 to 2016, domestically produced control valves were used on a large scale for the first time in offshore platforms

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Ten years of rapid development in chemical processing equipment – praise for China’s prosperity and strength. This is just a starting point; more participation will make things even more lively. HaiChuan becomes even better with you all; we welcome everyone to join in the forum discussions. Happy May Day! A safe and secure Red May ********************************************* On July 20, it was reported that the 54 control valves for the Penglai 19-9 project successfully passed the on-site technical inspection, and have now entered the phase of installation and commissioning on the platform. As one of the key implementation measures for CNOOC Engineering Design Company’s strategy toward using domestic products, all the control valves in this project are from domestic brands – a first in the field of offshore platforms. This represents an important step forward in moving towards the use of domestic products in the design of offshore platform equipment. Compared to foreign brands, domestic control valves save 30% in cost and reduce the delivery time by 50%. Affected by the \"cold winter\" caused by low oil prices, the project owner of Penglae 19-9 has implemented extremely strict controls over the costs associated with oilfield development, which places higher demands on cost management at CNOOC Engineering Design Company. At the same time, in order to actively respond to CNOOC’s strategy of \"three innovations and three modernizations,\" the design company established several specialized teams for \"domesticization assessment.\" These teams conducted comprehensive research on manufacturers and technical evaluations of key equipment, and prepared research reports and assessment reports to ensure, through thorough and detailed analysis, the feasibility of using domestically produced equipment. The results of various investigations and evaluations of domestic equipment show that currently, products from multiple domestic manufacturers meet the requirements regarding equipment selection and materials for offshore platforms. Design companies actively expand the application scope of domestically produced products, continuously monitor product technical information, and establish a long-term mechanism for domestic production strategies. It is reported that the localization strategy not only helps to reduce costs and increase efficiency but also breaks the monopoly of foreign brands in such projects, thereby significantly enhancing the technical leadership of these projects and providing technical support to help them withstand the challenges posed by low oil prices.