China drilled a tunnel through for expressway transport in Beijing on Monday. It is the longest expressway tunnel in the country created using the shield-tunneling method.
The four cascade hydropower stations of Wudongde, Baihetan, Xiluodu and Xiangjiaba along the Jinsha River, which have 54 hydro-generating units in total, went fully operational and recorded new peaks in load regulation on the morning of Aug 15, with the highest exceeding 41 million kilowatts.
China sent a new Earth observation satellite into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Monday.
The Padma Bridge watercourse renovation project in Bangladesh, which was undertaken by PowerChina Harbour Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of Power Construction Corporation of China, was recently completed.
Asia's first cylindrical floating production, storage and offloading facility, designed and built by China, finished hull construction on Thursday, a breakthrough in the nation's deepwater, ultra-large offshore oil and gas equipment development, said industry experts.
Thailand is stepping up construction of the China-Thailand railway in an effort to further develop domestic infrastructure, improve competitiveness, and enhance regional connectivity, according to deputy government spokesperson Traisuree Taisaranakul on Thursday.
The Panhe thin coalbed methane development project, the first large-scale thin coalbed methane project in China, was put into operation on Aug 16, marking a new breakthrough in this sector for the country, according to its operator the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC).
The first refined oil project constructed by China National Petroleum Corp in northeastern Thailand that became operational on Tuesday will significantly address the rising demand for, and improve the local supply of, refined oil products in the region, industry analysts said.
