Technology Development in Respect of Oil Pipeline in the East Region of China

Oil pipeline emerged in late 1950's in the northwest region of China. Since then, technology development in respect of oil pipeline is slow. In 1970's, with the development of Daqing Oilfield, China got a flourish in oil pipeline construction. It was in this period that China formed a fundament for the design and construction of oil pipeline. At the same time, technology and management pattern with Chinese characteristics were also formed. In order to reduce the gap with contrast to the advanced international pipeline technology, China introduced advanced technologies and equipments from nine countries such as Germany, Britain, Japan, America and Canada, and built the first oil pipeline (Dongying-Huangdao parallel pipeline) running under the control of SCADA technology. Some oil pipelines in the east region of China were also rebuilt since then. With conditions of oil pipeline construction and its development in the east region of China as a starting point, this paper discusses possible development and directions of the pipeline technology and its management that suit for the region.