Sinopec Fuling Shale Gas Field Sets New Cumulative Production Record of 40 Billion Cubic Meters

BEIJING, Oct. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation’s (HKG: 0386, “Sinopec”) Fuling Shale Gas Field – the first commercially developed and operated large-scale shale gas field in China – announced on October 8 that it has produced 40 billion cubic meters of shale gas, setting a new record for the cumulative production of shale gas in the country. The steady supply of a green gas source has benefited more than 200 million residents in over 70 cities across six provinces along the Yangtze River Economic Belt.

Sinopec Fuling Shale Gas Field Sets New Cumulative Production Record of 40 Billion Cubic Meters.

Shale gas is an unconventional natural gas that exists in the organic-rich mud shale and its interlayers in an adsorbed or free state. The main component of shale gas is methane, a clean, efficient energy resource and industrial chemical, widely used in residential gas, urban heat supply, power generation, automobile fuel and chemical production.

Sinopec’s Fuling Shale Gas Field has a daily gas production reaching 20 million cubic meters at present and can meet the gas demands of 40 million households, contributing to a speedy clean energy transition, ensuring national energy security and helping to achieve the goals of reaching peak carbon and carbon neutrality.

The Fuling Shale Gas Field is located in the Fuling District of Chongqing City and is one of the key gas sources of China’s Sichuan-East Gas Pipeline and a foundation of Sinopec’s promotion of gas popularization in the Yangtze River Economic Belt. The construction of the gas field began in December 2012 and at the time it was the world’s first major commercial shale gas discovery outside North America. The project entered commercial development ahead of schedule in March 2014 and became China’s first large-scale shale gas field with commercial development. It also made China the third country worldwide to achieve shale gas commercial development after the United States and Canada.

The gas field went into operation in 2017 as scheduled with an annual production capacity of 10 billion cubic meters, reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 12 million tons per year, which is the equivalent of planting 110 million trees or taking 8 million cars off the roads. The successful development of the Fuling Shale Gas Field has set a new milestone in China’s energy development history and opened a new chapter for the country’s energy revolution.

Innovative management model enabling “Chinese speed” for shale gas development

Sinopec Jianghan Oilfield Company benchmarked world-class standards to optimize production organization and operation as well as standardized construction, significantly accelerating and improving productivity and construction of the gas field to build a shale gas production capacity of 10 billion cubic meters in only three years. It became China’s first large-scale shale gas field to reach 10 billion cubic meters, enabling the “Chinese speed” that has turned heads around the world.

Now, the construction period of drilling and fracturing has been cut in half. The Jiaoye 1HF discovery well of the gas field has been in continuous production for more than 3,000 days. Another well, the Jiaoye 6-2HF, has produced more than 330 million cubic meters of gas as it maintains two records for the longest development time of domestic shale gas wells and highest single well cumulative production.

According to an assessment by China’s Ministry of Natural Resources in October 2020, the proven total reserves of the shale gas field in Fuling have reached 792.641 billion cubic meters.

Starting from scratch, Sinopec has been continuously exploring, fracturing, and has integrated five technology systems of shale gas development including the staged fracturing gas testing of long horizontal wells and green development, laying a solid theoretical and technical foundation for China’s large-scale shale gas exploration and development.

In November 2014, Sinopec was granted the “International Pioneer Award” by the 5th World Shale Oil & Gas Summit for the discovery of Fuling Shale Gas Field. In 2018, the “Efficient Exploration and Development of Fuling Large-scale Marine Shale Gas Field” project won the first prize in the National Science and Technology Progress Awards.

For more information, please visit Sinopec.

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ITR, Schaeffler and MAHLE unveil DTM Electric Design Model at Norisring

  • Next step towards fully electric race series
  • DTM Electric Design Model shows what the race cars will look like
  • Outlook on prototype that is currently being developed

NUREMBERG, Germany, Oct. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The future of electrified motorsport is looking good! During DTM Norisring powered by BWT, ITR GmbH and series’ partners Schaeffler and MAHLE presented the next step towards DTM Electric. Prior to the first race of the DTM season finale, DTM boss Gerhard Berger, Matthias Zink (CEO Automotive Technologies, Schaeffler), Dr. Jochen Schroeder (President E-Mobility Division, Schaeffler) and Fred Tuerk (Vice President MAHLE Motorsport) unveiled the DTM Electric Design Model.

The DTM Electric Design Model is a 1:1 model of the prototype for the race series that is currently being developed and shows the look of the DTM Electric cars. Participants in DTM Electric will have the possibility to adapt the chassis with their specific design characteristics.

This is the next big step after the presentation of the DTM Electric Demo Car that demonstrated the technical basis of the futuristic race series. Over 1,000 horsepower and top speeds of well over 300 km/h will provide an electrifying motorsport experience in future as DTM Electric shows sustainable racing at highest level with help from strong partners like DTM Electric pioneer Schaeffler and MAHLE.

The DTM Electric cars will feature single-wheel electric drives from Schaeffler, featuring an infinitely variable torque distribution and therefore reaching into new dimensions both in driving dynamics potential as well as for recuperable energy. Moreover, all DTM Electric cars will come with the innovative Space Drive steering system that is already successfully used in DTM. As a result, DTM Electric as an innovation laboratory in motorsport will provide an ideal mix of attractive racing and future technology.

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Vaccinated Bahrainis can enter Germany starting October 10

Berlin, Bahraini citizens vaccinated with the approved Covid-19 vaccines can enter Germany starting October 10, Bahrain’s embassy to Germany has announced.

Travelers must hold valid visas for all normally permitted purposes, including tourism, and undergo a PCR test 48 hours prior to travel.

The decision follows the adoption of a recommendation by the Council of the European Union to ease restrictions on travelers from Bahrain, as a result of the efforts of the concerned government agencies and their keenness to shares the results achieved by the Kingdom in addressing Covid-19 with various countries of the world.

Source: Bahrain News Agency

Political Affairs Undersecretary meets US House Committee on Ethics Chairman

Washington, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Political Affairs, Dr. Shaikh Abdullah bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, met here with the Chairman of the US House Ethics Committee and the Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, Rep. Ted Deutch.

During the meeting, Dr. Shaikh Abdullah praised the strong historical relations and the distinguished strategic partnership between the Kingdom of Bahrain and the friendly United States of America.

He also affirmed Bahrain’s firm commitment to the protection of human rights, noting that the Kingdom has made pioneering achievements in consolidating democratic practice, as well as respect for freedoms and the rule of law.

The Undersecretary for Political Affairs reviewed the firm and responsible positions of Bahrain in supporting and promoting the security and prosperity of the Middle East, explaining that the Abraham Accords will contribute to building a better future for the peoples of the region.

Rep. Deutch expressed his appreciation for the effective efforts and tangible initiatives made by Bahrain to promote the foundations of peace and stability in the Middle East, wishing the Kingdom further development.

Source: Bahrain News Agency

Team Qatar conclude training to face Portugal in World Cup European qualifiers on Saturday

FARO – The Qatar national football team have concluded an impressive training camp in the Portuguese city of Faro on Friday ahead of their game against Portugal in FIFA World Cup 2022 European Zone games on Saturday.

Qatar are playing as a guest team in Group A of the European qualifiers and their matches are considered as friendlies. The Asian champions will face Portugal in Faro on October 9 and Ireland on October 12 in Dublin.

The coaching staff under Felix Sanchez will seek a strong show from the team against tough opponents. Qatar had lost to Portugal 1-3 in the first leg while they drew 1-1 with the Republic of Ireland.

Qatar squad: Meshaal Barsham, Saad Al-Sheeb, Akram Afif, Hassan Al-Haydos, Muhammad Waad, Musab Khader, Pedro Miguel, Tarik Salman, Abdul Karim Hassan, Youssef Abdurisag and Ali Asad (Al Sadd). Salah Zakaria, Bassam Al-Rawi, Assim Madibo, Al-Moez Ali, Karim Boudiaf, Mohamed Muntari, Abdullah AbdelSalam (Al-Duhail) Ahmed Alaa , Homam Al-Amin, Youssef Hassan (Al-Gharafa) Abdullah Marafie and Ahmed Fathi (Al-Arabi) Abdel-Aziz Hatem (Al-Rayyan) Khaled Munir (Al-Wakra) Ahmed Moeen (Qatar SC).

Source: Qatar Olympic Committee

GCC Secretary-General condemns Houthis’ terrorist attack

Riyadh, The Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for Arab States, Dr. Nayef Falah Mubarak Al-Hajraf, condemned terrorist Houthi militia using of a bomb-laden drone in the hostile attack on King Abdullah Airport in Jazan, Saudi Arabia today.

The attack resulted in a number of casualties among civilians, passengers and airport staff, in a systematic deliberate manner, targeting safe civilians and civilian facilities, in flagrant violation of international norms and laws.

He stressed that the Houthi terrorist militia’s continuation of its immoral practices of trying to target civilians and civilian objects, as well as targeting a civilian airport, is a war crime.

He reiterated the GCC’s solidarity with the Kingdom against everything that targets its security, stability and territorial integrity, stressing the need for the international community to take immediate and decisive measures to stop these aggressive acts targeting vital and civil facilities and the security of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Source: Bahrain News Agency