Current status and development trend of oil and gas storage and transportation technologies

During the 13th Five-year Plan, the domestic oil and gas storage and transportation business developed rapidly, which promoted the progress of oil and gas storage and transportation technologies. In terms of engineering design and construction, a series of research results concerning high-grade steel pipeline design and mechanized construction have been achieved, and the design and construction technologies of LNG receiving terminals and storages become mature gradually. In terms of material and equipment, the key technical problems of the third generation large-capacity natural gas pipeline project were solved, the X70/X80 steel pipes were successfully developed with the key equipment such as the compressors, oil pumps and key valves localized basically. In addition, the localized SCADA software was also developed. In terms of the transportation technologies, the optimization technology of pipeline network operation with the centralized control as the core has been formed, and the transportation technology system of the high pour-point and high viscosity crude oils and product oils has been established. As for the operation and maintenance, the supporting technologies of pipeline integrity management, inspection and evaluation, geological hazard protection, monitoring and early warning, corrosion protection and emergency repairing have been developed, and many international and national standards have been prepared and published. During the 14th Five-year Plan, the oil and gas storage and transportation industry will face new opportunities and challenges in technology development, and the oil and gas storage and transportation technology will develop towards safe operation, efficient transportation and intelligent pipeline network, which will provide scientific support and guarantee for the rapid development of oil and gas storage and transportation businessess.