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

Twenty-nine survivors were found in the passenger plane crash in Aktau, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, Kazakhstan's Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES) reported.

An Embraer 190 aircraft operated by Azerbaijan Airlines with flight number J2-8243 from Baku to Grozny crashed near Aktau Airport on Wednesday with a total of 67 people on board.

According to the MES, 482 people are involved in the rescue on site, as well as 97 pieces of equipment, two aircraft and four teams of search and rescue dogs.

A group of electric power workers near the crash site were among the first batch of rescuers, who said they helped save around 15 people at the scene.

"We saw the plane crash with our own eyes and quickly packed up to head to the scene for rescue. Later, personnel from the Ministry of Emergency Situations and hospital staff members arrived. About 10 of us went there. We brought a crane to help rescue people from the cabin," a rescuer said.

The emergency departments of Kazakhstan, Russia and Azerbaijan exchanged information via video conference.

According to Subkhonkul Rakhimov, a survivor of the crash, the plane suddenly rose rapidly and began to increase its altitude when it was about to land in Grozny. There was heavy fog at the time, and the crew tried to land the plane in Grozny three times, but all failed. An explosion occurred during the third attempt to land.

29 survivors rescued from plane crash in Kazakhstan