In the booming natural gas chemical production projects in various natural gas-producing areas across the country, Shaanxi Province, a traditionally rich gas-rich province, has had to adjust natural gas chemical development plans. On February 9, the reporter learned from the Shaanxi Provincial Development and Reform Commission that during the “Eleventh Five-Year Plan†period, Shaanxi Province had decided not to introduce new natural gas chemical projects. At present, all five proposed natural gas chemical projects have been suspended.
It is understood that Shaanxi Province has been using natural gas chemical projects as a growth point for economic development in the province in the past few years. In late October of last year, natural gas supply was strained across the country, and Shaanxi was also fighting to escape. Although Shaanxi's proven natural gas reserves reached 744.7 billion cubic meters, which is one of the country's natural gas-producing areas, almost all the gas fields of the Changqing Oilfield, which produces large gas, have been operating at full capacity and are in an overloaded production state. The average increase rate exceeds 10%. However, the surge in demand for natural gas inside and outside the province is difficult to control, and all enterprises that use gas have to reduce their load.
Faced with reality, Shaanxi is forced to adjust its development plan for natural gas chemical projects during the “11th Five-Year Plan†period. The province plans to invest RMB 1.8 billion to build a 520,000 tons/year methanol project in Xianyang City, of which 200,000 tons of methanol plant using natural gas as feedstock will be adjusted to make methanol from coal or cut off; it is planned to build at Yulin Energy Heavy Chemical Industry Base. 25,000 tons of 1-4 butanediol, 150,000 tons of acetic acid, coal tar hydrogen production, and Lutianhua 200,000 tons of methanol expansion and other natural gas chemical projects to cancel or change the route of raw materials. In addition, Xi’an City is brewing to adjust the development plans for clean vehicles, and develop natural gas vehicles according to the actual volume of gas allocated by the country. The construction pace of gas stations may be slowed down, and the promotion of methanol, ethanol, and dimethyl ether gasoline fuels will be accelerated to reduce Depend on natural gas. Such an adjustment means that all five natural gas chemical projects to be built during the “Eleventh Five-Year Plan†period in Shaanxi have been suspended, with a reduction in investment of 5 billion yuan.
It is understood that it is in the interest of high calorific value and low pollution of natural gas. In the past two years, provinces neighboring gas sources have proposed the construction of natural gas chemical projects. To this end, Zhu Hongren, deputy director of the Economic Operation Bureau of the National Development and Reform Commission, made it clear on various occasions that natural gas supply will not increase significantly in the short term. When it comes to new natural gas chemical projects, it must be comprehensively considered from the gas development of the entire region and city, the protection of gas supply and the future gas growth trend.
It is understood that Shaanxi Province has been using natural gas chemical projects as a growth point for economic development in the province in the past few years. In late October of last year, natural gas supply was strained across the country, and Shaanxi was also fighting to escape. Although Shaanxi's proven natural gas reserves reached 744.7 billion cubic meters, which is one of the country's natural gas-producing areas, almost all the gas fields of the Changqing Oilfield, which produces large gas, have been operating at full capacity and are in an overloaded production state. The average increase rate exceeds 10%. However, the surge in demand for natural gas inside and outside the province is difficult to control, and all enterprises that use gas have to reduce their load.
Faced with reality, Shaanxi is forced to adjust its development plan for natural gas chemical projects during the “11th Five-Year Plan†period. The province plans to invest RMB 1.8 billion to build a 520,000 tons/year methanol project in Xianyang City, of which 200,000 tons of methanol plant using natural gas as feedstock will be adjusted to make methanol from coal or cut off; it is planned to build at Yulin Energy Heavy Chemical Industry Base. 25,000 tons of 1-4 butanediol, 150,000 tons of acetic acid, coal tar hydrogen production, and Lutianhua 200,000 tons of methanol expansion and other natural gas chemical projects to cancel or change the route of raw materials. In addition, Xi’an City is brewing to adjust the development plans for clean vehicles, and develop natural gas vehicles according to the actual volume of gas allocated by the country. The construction pace of gas stations may be slowed down, and the promotion of methanol, ethanol, and dimethyl ether gasoline fuels will be accelerated to reduce Depend on natural gas. Such an adjustment means that all five natural gas chemical projects to be built during the “Eleventh Five-Year Plan†period in Shaanxi have been suspended, with a reduction in investment of 5 billion yuan.
It is understood that it is in the interest of high calorific value and low pollution of natural gas. In the past two years, provinces neighboring gas sources have proposed the construction of natural gas chemical projects. To this end, Zhu Hongren, deputy director of the Economic Operation Bureau of the National Development and Reform Commission, made it clear on various occasions that natural gas supply will not increase significantly in the short term. When it comes to new natural gas chemical projects, it must be comprehensively considered from the gas development of the entire region and city, the protection of gas supply and the future gas growth trend.