The main body of the world's first liquefied natural gas (LNG) tank with a capacity of 270,000 cubic meters has been completed in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
The LNG tank is being built as part of the second phase of the Jinwan green energy port project in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong Province. Once operational, the project is expected to greatly improve the natural gas supply capacity in the Greater Bay Area and southern China regions.
The Jinwan green energy port project is the largest LNG receiving port along the west bank of the Pearl River Estuary.
Its first phase was put into operation in 2013 and has an annual LNG treatment capacity of 3.5 million metric tons, making it a main guarantee of energy security in the Greater Bay Area and south China regions.
Construction of the second phase of the project started in June, 2021, and has been listed as a key national oil and gas infrastructure project. It includes construction of five 270,000-cu-m LNG tanks and supporting facilities.
According to China National Offshore Oil Corporation, builder and operator of the project, the first LNG tank of the second phase of the project has a diameter of 94.2 meters and is 65.7 meters high. Concreting of a single tank is about 45,000 cu m.
The Jinwan green port project is scheduled to be fully put into operation in 2024 and will be the largest natural gas storage and transport base in South China. It will be able to handle seven million tons of LNG annually, equaling about 10 billion cu m of natural gas and meeting the demands of nearly 30 million households for a year.
(Executive editor: Wang Ruoting)
