【Ten Years of Rapid Development in Chemical Engineering Equipment】By 2026, China’s first intelligent production line for deep-water oil and gas equipment pipelines will be completed

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Let’s give praise and encouragement to the achievements made in China’s chemical engineering technology and equipment. Your participation in discussions is the greatest encouragement**********************【Ten Years of Progress in Chemical Engineering Equipment】Regular updates and summaries are available; feel free to join the discussions: https://bbs.hcbbs.com/thread-3576046-1-1.html *****************Offshore Oil Engineering Co., Ltd. announced on May 10 that China’s first intelligent production line for deep-water oil and gas equipment pipelines has been completed at its deep-water equipment manufacturing base in Zhuhai, and it is now in the debugging phase. Process pipelines are referred to as the \"main arteries\" of offshore oil and gas development facilities; they constitute the core infrastructure for such developments. These pipelines are responsible for transporting oil, water, and various fluid media during the production process, and their construction quality has a direct impact on the safety of production over the facility’s operational life. Oil and gas facilities in deep-water areas need to operate stably for long periods under extreme conditions such as high pressure, high temperature, and severe corrosion, which imposes more stringent requirements on the reliability of process pipelines, the professional competence of operators, and the thoroughness of process plans. Li Yuming, the project leader for CNOOC Engineering’s intelligent production line for deep-water oil and gas equipment pipelines, explained that this intelligent production line consists of modules such as a MES production control system, an integrated welding system, an AI-based intelligent vision recognition system, and an AGV intelligent transportation system. It connects various processes such as rust removal and coding, logistics transportation, intelligent pipe alignment, and adaptive welding, covering the entire integrated intelligent production process of \"material cutting – pipe alignment – welding\" for 3 types of materials, 8 different pipe diameters, and various types of pipe fittings. Faced with industry challenges such as large variations in the specifications of process pipelines for deep-water oil and gas equipment, diverse material choices, and a variety of processing methods, the project team collaborated with leading domestic manufacturers of intelligent equipment. Over a period of two years, they overcame the difficulties associated with integrating intelligent production equipment with software support systems, thereby achieving intelligent management of the entire production process – including flexible scheduling of work orders, one-click execution of production tasks, and seamless remote control. This approach significantly improved production efficiency and product quality. In recent years, CNOOC Engineering has relied on both independent innovation and intelligent upgrading as driving forces, continuously strengthening its leadership in the industrial chain and fostering collaborative efforts. It has established a complete process for the intelligent construction of deep-water oil and gas equipment, developing an integrated set of capabilities that cover intelligent design, flexible manufacturing, and precise coating – capabilities that are fully under domestic control. This approach provides solid support for the advancement of high-level intelligence and localization in the manufacturing of deep-water oil and gas equipment in China.