CNOOC Completes Construction of 4 Large LNG Storage Tanks

Construction of four liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage tanks of 220,000 cubic meters was completed on March 25, according to project operator China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC).

Each of the four storage tank has a height of 59.6 meters and a diameter of 89.6 meters. Although with rather thin skins, the tanks can keep an internal temperature of minus 196 degrees Celsius.

A bird's-eye view of CNOOC's green power port project in Yancheng, Jiangsu Province [Photo/sasac.gov.cn]

Core equipment of the LNG industry chain, large LNG storage tanks are difficult to construct and the process is long-term. After years of research and development, CNOOC has become China's first enterprise to master the core technology of building large-scale full-capacity LNG storage tanks.

The four storage tanks independently designed and built by the company are a key part of the green power port project in Yancheng, East China's Jiangsu Province.

(Executive editor: Niu Yilin)