The country’s largest sulfur train loading facility has been fully renovated for the first time”

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China’s largest sulfur train loading facility has been completely renovated for the first time. On February 24th, at the natural gas purification plant in the Puguang gas field of Sinopec’s Zhongyuan Oilfield, two sulfur train loading towers, each 25 meters tall and having operated side by side for 16 years, were fitted with a new bright blue coating that made them shine brightly in the sunlight. “This is the first full ‘upgrade’ since the operation of the country’s largest sulfur train loading facility began; safety has been improved, and confidence in ensuring a stable supply supply has increased further! ”The employees at the train loading station looked at the “steel giant” before them, their words filled with pride. As the core transportation hubs for China’s largest sulfur production bases, these two key facilities have been in safe operation for 16 years now; they have handled over 13 million tons of sulfur in total, undertaking nearly half of the sulfur loading tasks associated with the Puguang gas field. Due to prolonged exposure to an acidic environment and continuous high-load operation, the anti-corrosion coatings on its main structure, platforms, guardrails, and other components gradually deteriorate, posing risks to safe operation. To completely eliminate risks, the natural gas purification plant adhered to the requirements of the themed initiative \"80 Days of Safe Production to Ensure Successful Completion of the 14th Five-Year Plan,\" and launched the first comprehensive anti-corrosion project since the operation of the train loading facility. This project provided a \"protective armor\" for this \"steel giant,\" enabling simultaneous improvements in the inherent safety of the facilities as well as their overall appearance. Working at heights poses significant risks, and constructing multi-story structures is difficult. To ensure safe and efficient construction, the natural gas purification plant strictly adheres to safety control requirements and establishes a \"four-layer protection\" system: two life ropes are installed at key locations, and workers wear five-point safety belts throughout the operation ； The combination of a seating platform and a lifting work platform, along with a life rope attached to a safety belt and an anti-fall device also attached to a safety belt, is used to ensure full control over risks at heights ； Use aerial work platforms in the areas of the train loading yard suitable for vehicle operations to reduce the risks associated with human labor ； At the natural gas purification plant, leaders from both parties involved in the construction work were on site to oversee operations, with dual video surveillance ensuring constant monitoring; dynamic inspections were carried out on the work processes and safety measures to strengthen the safeguards for construction safety. Production must not stop, and renovations cannot wait. To ensure that construction and production proceed simultaneously without interference and to promote both, the natural gas purification plant established a dual-operation mechanism of \"constructing during the day and loading during the night,\" breaking down project milestones to specific times each day, and accelerating progress by working backwards from the deadline. From rust removal and grinding to primer application, and then to topcoat curing, every step is carefully controlled and every detail is refined to ensure high quality and efficiency in the work, thus providing a solid barrier for high-quality corrosion protection of the train loading facility.