Shaanxi, a major province in the coal chemical industry, announces key construction projects for 2026

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On March 26, the Shaanxi Provincial Development and Reform Commission released the list of key construction projects for 2026. By 2026, Shaanxi plans to implement 640 key provincial projects, with investment exceeding 350 billion yuan. Among them, 438 projects are continuing, and 202 new projects have been launched, covering areas such as modern agriculture, modern energy and chemical industry, advanced manufacturing, and the upgrading of traditional industries. Projects related to the petroleum and chemical industries are as follows:
**Ongoing projects**:
– The “269” project for natural gas exploration in the Yulin Changqing Oil Field;
– Natural gas storage and peak-shaving facilities in Fuping, along with associated LNG infrastructure;
– Phase II of surface gas transmission and distribution in the southern part of the central area of the Ganquan-Yan’an Gas Field;
– Shale gas exploration and development in Nanzheng District;
– A demonstration project for the clean and efficient conversion of 15 million tons per year of coal at Shaanxi Coal Yulin, focusing on the production of olefins, aromatics, and other high-value products;
– National Energy Shenhua Yulin’s circular economy project for comprehensive coal utilization (follow-up phase);
– Yulin Zhongmei’s coal deep-processing base;
– Shaanxi Yueneng New Materials Co., Ltd.’s integrated epoxy resin production facility (Phase I);
– Downstream products derived from coal chemistry in Yulin;
– Shaanxi Yueneng’s production of 1 million tons per year of high-end chemical materials;
– Relocation and upgrading of Shaanxi Xinghua Group Co., Ltd.;
– Yulin’s production of 1.2 million tons per year of formaldehyde and its downstream products;
– 2×60,000 tons per year melamine production in the Yushen Industrial Zone;
– Yulin Yanchang Kaiyue’s production of ethanol from methanol at a rate of 500,000 tons per year;
– Pu Cheng County’s production of 300,000 tons per year of electronic-grade hydrogen peroxide, along with comprehensive resource utilization;
– Daoniudi Gas Field’s ethane recovery project by North China Oil and Gas Branch;
– Yongshou County’s production of 1,500 tons per year of high-efficiency hydrogen production methods, along with 100,000 tons per year of industrial gases;
– Research and production of semiconductor photoresists and key materials in Xi’an;
– Carbon-based advanced materials research and production base in Xi’an High-Tech Zone;
– Yulin’s production of 50,000 tons per year of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene resin;
– Xi’an Klinsmann’s research and production base for high-performance low-carbon materials.

**Newly launched projects**:
– Oil and gas exploration and development by Changqing Oil Field by 2026;
– Oil field exploration and development by Yanchang Petroleum by 2026;
– Natural gas exploration and development by Yanchang Petroleum by 2026;
– Exploration and development by Zhonglian Coalbed Methane Co., Ltd.’s Shenfu branch;
– Surface gas transmission and distribution facilities at the Panlong Gas Extraction Plant in Zichang City;
– Phase II of shale gas development in the Zhenba area;
– Comprehensive processing of natural gas in the Yichuan Niujia Dian Chemical Park;
– Exploration and development by Yichuan Branch of Liaohe Oil Field by 2026;
– Crude oil pipeline from San Yuan Oil Depot to Xianyang Airport;
– Aviation fuel storage and transportation facilities at San Yuan Oil Depot, along with related infrastructure;
– Production of 60,000 tons per year of high-end polyoxymethylene materials in Binzhou;
– 150,000 tons per year EVA production using batch process in Jingbian;
– Construction of a 50,000 tons per year MTBE production facility (including butylene isomerization) in Fuxian;
– Technical upgrades to the ACO production facility in Fuxian;
– Industrial demonstration of polyolefin elastomers (POR) in Pu Cheng County;
– Production of aerospace kerosene in Yaozhou District, Tongchuan City;
– Construction of a second production line for 25,000 tons per year of EPDM rubber in Fuxian;
– Yanchang Petroleum’s million-ton-scale CCUS project (capture phase), with Yulin as the hub station