Daqing Oilfield puts new gas wells into operation to ensure winter heating

Daqing Oilfield, an iconic oil production base in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, will see new gas wells put into operation ahead of this year's heating season to meet the needs of millions of households. Pre-operation work is being wrapped up on the Xushen Gas Well in Zhaodong City, which is expected to add over 600,000 cubic meters of natural gas per day.

Xushen Gas Well is a part of the Daqing Oilfield, a traditional production base that has been producing oil since late 1950s. Upon operation, the new project will be able to meet the needs of two million households.

"This project mainly includes a new gas station and six gas wells. Now we are wrapping up the project, connecting the six gas wells with pipelines. We are striving to put the six gas wells into operation ahead of the heating season," said He Yongliang, deputy director of the construction management office of Daqing Oilfield Gas Production Branch Company.

The heating season also prompted efforts to secure safe and sufficient gas supply in Lamadian Gas Storage of Daqing Oilfield.

Workers there are now strengthening inspection on the facilities after the storage recently stocked over 100 million cubic meters of natural gas.

"We inspect the gas storage every two hours. For key equipment like the buffer tanks and the gas distributors, we have increased our inspection frequency," said Luo Kai, supervisor of the gas injection station of Daqing Oilfield Sixth Oil Production Plant.

Daqing Oilfield puts new gas wells into operation to ensure winter heating

A wide variety of equipment with advanced technologies have made debut at the sixth Grain Trade Conference which opened in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, on Friday, offering technological support for food security in the country.

The trade conference captures visitors' attention as more than 3,000 companies showcase their latest products incorporated with cutting-edge technologies.

From the digital cloud platform monitoring of paddy rice fields and automatic AI equipment checking grain condition to smart robots stacking, loading and carrying goods at warehouse, new equipment showcased at the trade conference suggests that the digitalization of the whole industrial chain of grain including the production, purchase, storage, processing and sales processes of grain is becoming a new trend which will contribute to stronger food security of the country.

"Applying digital technologies can enable people to monitor grain conditions, temperature, and pest infestations in real-time, which will help reduce grain spoilage," said Shao Hui, the person in charge of Inspur Electronic Information Industry Co., Ltd., a leading server manufacturer in China.

The application of digital technologies will also reduce excessive waste and loss of grain to offset the cost of post-production loss of grain, Shao said.

High-tech equipment debuts at Grain Conference, protector of food security