On July 30, the Al Rahba vessel from Oman, loaded with 170,000 cubic meters of liquefied natural gas (LNG), completed unloading at the dedicated terminal of Meizhou Bay Green Energy Port in Fujian Province (Fujian LNG terminal), China’s LNG reserve base constructed by China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC). This marked the 800th LNG import carrier the terminal received since its launch.
The carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) project of the Bayan Oilfield, located in Bayannur in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, has injected over 70,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) into oil reservoirs.
In the first half of this year, the Qianhai-Shekou Free Trade Zone in Shenzhen achieved a significant milestone with a total import and export value of 260.86 billion yuan ($36.34 billion), up 11.5 percent from the previous year. This figure represented about two-thirds of Guangdong’s total foreign trade within its pilot free trade zones.
The Jixin Yellow River Bridge, a groundbreaking marvel that stands as the world’s first ground-anchored rotating cable suspension bridge and the largest-span bridge in Henan Province, was connected with the successful hoisting of the final deck segment on July 31.
China’s CarryAll, a domestically produced ton-level electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, achieved a milestone by conducting its first material transport flight from Shenzhen to an offshore oil platform on August 3. The breakthrough was confirmed by the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), one of three collaborators in the joint initiative.
China's foreign trade has shown steady growth this year despite global uncertainties, with a particularly strong performance in July dispelling concerns about the country's economic resilience.
On August 4, China launched a Long March-12 carrier rocket, sending a group of internet satellites into space.
In the first seven months this year, China Eastern Airlines Co., Ltd. (China Eastern) has launched 14 new international and regional routes, bringing its total number to 225 — the highest among Chinese airlines.
