Daqing Oilfield, an iconic oil production base in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, will see new gas wells put into operation to meet the needs of millions of households during this year's heating season. 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 to put new gas wells into operation to ensure winter heating
Daqing Oilfield puts new gas wells into operation to ensure winter heating
An official from China's Ministry of Commerce told American enterprises on Sunday that the country will continue to protect the rights of foreign-invested enterprises in China, including those funded by the United States.
Ling Ji, vice minister of commerce and deputy China international trade representative, made the remarks while hosting a roundtable meeting in Beijing with representatives from over 20 U.S.-funded enterprises, including Tesla, GE Healthcare, and Medtronic.
Speaking at the meeting, Ling said that despite the changes in the international situation, China's commitment to reform and opening up remains unwavering. Multilateralism is the inevitable choice for addressing the difficulties and challenges facing the world. China's door to opening up will only widen, and its policies regarding foreign investment have not changed and will not change.
The Ministry of Commerce will continue to provide protection for foreign-invested enterprises in China, including U.S.-funded enterprises, safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of foreign-invested enterprises in accordance with the law, and actively promoting the resolution of issues raised by foreign-invested enterprises, according to the vice minister.
China has been all along, as it is now, and will continue to be an ideal, secure, and promising land for foreign investment, Ling noted.
Ling also stressed that the U.S., under various pretexts, has recently abused tariffs on all trading partners, including China, severely damaging the rules-based multilateral trade system and infringing on the legitimate rights and interests of various countries. The Chinese government strongly condemns and firmly opposes this and has taken decisive countermeasures in response.
He pointed out that the root of the tariff issue lies in the U.S. It is hoped that U.S.-funded enterprises will trace the origin, clarify cause and effect, send rational voices, and take practical actions to jointly maintain the stability of the global supply chain and promote cooperation and mutual benefit.
These remarks were made as China announced countermeasures on Friday against the U.S. decision to impose "reciprocal tariffs" on Chinese exports, including the imposition of an additional 34-percent tariff on all products imported from the U.S. starting from April 10, as well as filing a lawsuit with the World Trade Organization regarding the U.S. "reciprocal tariffs".
China committed to protecting rights of foreign-funded enterprises: official
