Construction of world's largest LNG storage tank cluster completed in east China's Jiangsu

The building of the Green Energy Port -- the world's largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage tank cluster so far -- was completed in Yancheng City of east China's coastal province of Jiangsu on Sunday, after three years of independent design and construction.

The Green Energy Port boasts six world's largest 270,000 cubic meter LNG storage tanks and four 220,000 cubic meter storage tanks, totaling 2.5 million cubic meters.

The construction of the Green Energy Port was undertaken by China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC), the country's top offshore oil and gas producer.

In an interview with China Central Television, Li Feng, deputy general manager of CNOOC Gas Power, said the project is crucial to improving energy security in the Yangtze River Delta region in east China and supporting green development in the country.

"As a key project in the country's natural gas production, supply, storage and sales system, the Green Energy Port connects major natural gas transportation networks, including those of natural gas transportation from western to eastern regions and the China-Russia eastern natural gas pipeline," Li said.

"Meanwhile, it also operates the business of gas delivery using tank trucks, keeping supplying natural gas to provinces such as Jiangsu, Henan, Anhui and Shandong, thus contributing to maintaining energy security in the Yangtze River Delta region," he said.

The project is designed to handle 6 million tons of LNG per year, equivalent to 8.5 billion cubic meters of gaseous natural gas, which can be used for approximately 28 months to support the livelihood of the people in Jiangsu Province.

China is expanding natural gas storage capabilities to ensure a reliable and sustainable energy future as part of its "carbon peaking and neutrality" commitment, planning to establish six major gas storage centers across the country, with a total of 50 gas storage facilities and an estimated working gas volume exceeding 100 billion cubic meters.

Construction of world's largest LNG storage tank cluster completed in east China's Jiangsu

The Shenzhou-18 crew members, who are currently on board China's Tiangong space station, will conduct their second extravehicular activities (EVA) within the next few days, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) announced on Tuesday.

The Shenzhou-18 crew was launched into space on April 25, as the third manned mission during the application and development stage of China's space station and the 32nd flight mission of the country's manned space program overall.

Since the successful completion of their first EVA on May 28, the Shenzhou-18 crew has completed the maintenance of the space station experimental cabinet and component installation, space station cabin environment monitoring, and preparation for the second EVA, according to the CMSA.

The experimental projects in the fields of space material science, space life science, and aerospace medicine have also been steadily advanced by the mission crew, according to the CMSA.

Shenzhou-18 crew to conduct second extravehicular activities