【Ten Years of Rapid Development in Chemical Engineering Equipment】China’s largest natural gas storage compressor was successfully installed at the Hutubi Gas Storage Facility from 1188 to 2023

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Looking at the development of chemical engineering technology over the past decade, we praise the prosperity and strength of modern China. By sharing our insights, we encourage more people to participate and make the discussion more lively. With you here, HaiChuan becomes even better. [Ten Years of Progress in Chemical Engineering Equipment] – A continuously updated summary post; feel free to join the discussions at https://bbs.hcbbs.com/thread-3576046-1-1.html. Let’s enhance our awareness of quality and promote high-quality development. ----------------------------------------- On October 20, 2023, the largest natural gas storage compressor in China was successfully installed at the Hutubi gas storage facility. Once operational, this compressor will increase the daily gas injection capacity of Hutubi storage facility from 16 million cubic meters to 26 million cubic meters, thereby further enhancing China’s capabilities in storing natural gas for peak demand management and emergency supply Protection. The Hutubi gas storage facility is currently the largest natural gas storage facility in China, with a storage capacity of 10 billion cubic meters. As the most important equipment during the gas injection phase of a gas storage facility, the compressor serves as the ‘heart’ that drives the production and operation of such facilities. The compressor installed this time has a design capacity of 10 million cubic meters per day; it is the electric-driven high-pressure centrifugal compressor in China with the highest gas processing volume per unit, the highest pressure level, the most complex operating conditions, and the highest degree of automation. Compared to existing single reciprocating compressors, the daily gas injection capacity has been increased by 5 times. Installation has been completed. Following mechanical testing and load-testing, it will officially join the fleet of gas injection systems next year, at which time its peak capacity for demand regulation will reach the designed level of 40.2 million cubic meters per day. The Hutubi gas storage facility serves a dual purpose: it provides seasonal peak-shaving support and emergency gas supply to the cities along the West-East Gas Pipeline network, as well as for seasonal peak-shaving in the northern part of Xinjiang. To date, a total of 21.317 billion cubic meters of gas has been injected, and 15.907 billion cubic meters of gas has been supplied in total. It plays an important role in ensuring a stable supply of energy in the northern regions of Xinjiang and in the cities along the West-East Gas Pipeline during winter, as well as in facilitating seasonal load balancing. Recently, the **Energy Bureau ordered the state-owned oil and gas enterprises to focus on increasing reserves and production within the country, to ensure that gas storage facilities are fully filled by winter, to maintain the safe and stable operation of the national gas network, and to take every possible measure to guarantee a steady supply of natural gas during the heating season.