The state will strengthen research and development of deep sea oil and gas equipment

At the first national marine science and technology conference held on September 4, Li Xueyong, vice minister of the Ministry of Science and Technology stated that during the “Eleventh Five-Year Plan” period, the Ministry of Science and Technology will substantially increase investment in marine science and technology, implement national major scientific and technological projects for offshore oil and gas development, and strengthen deep-sea oil and gas development. The research and development of major key technical equipment.

According to the tasks set forth in the "National Medium and Long-Term Plan for Scientific and Technological Development," in line with the principle of deepening shallow waters and expanding deep seas, the Ministry of Science and Technology will make overall arrangements and implementation in terms of basic research, high technology, scientific and technological support, and construction of science and technology platforms. The first is to strengthen the construction of marine science and technology platforms and further improve the scientific research capabilities of the oceans; second is to implement major national major scientific and technological projects for the development of large-scale oil and gas fields and coalbed methane, to strengthen the research and development of major key technologies and equipment for deep sea oil and gas development; and to increase major key issues for the development of marine businesses. Technology support.

Focusing on the marine environment monitoring and forecasting, and the use of resources such as offshore oil and gas, marine life, and seawater, the Ministry of Science and Technology will launch key technologies and equipment for natural gas hydrate exploration and development in the South China Sea during the 11th Five-Year Plan period. Key projects such as exploration and development key technologies, seawater desalination and comprehensive utilization technology, regional marine power environment three-dimensional monitoring systems, and key technologies for deep-sea space station engineering, and implementation of a number of key projects such as drilling midway testers, red tide monitoring, and ocean forecasting. At the same time, it has advanced the deployment of ocean frontier technologies and basic research, and established four topics in the national “863” plan: three-dimensional monitoring of the marine environment, exploration and development of marine oil and gas, exploitation of marine biological resources, exploration and operation of deep sea, and strengthening of innovation systems for marine science and technology.

At present, the development of offshore oil and gas resources in China is still mainly concentrated in the offshore waters below the water depth of 100 meters. The development of deep-sea oil and gas fields is still in a blank state. Therefore, it is urgent to develop deep-sea exploration and development equipment, such as deep sea oil drilling rigs, submarine-based, subsea wellheads and submarine oil production maintenance equipment; mobile drilling and production platforms; floating production systems with water depths greater than 500 meters; and safety testing and maintenance equipment for submarine pipelines. (Underwater robots); Gas hydrate exploration and recovery technology and equipment; Corresponding positioning communication, transportation security, safe life-saving and environmental protection equipment.

According to Xu Yuzhong, deputy secretary-general of China Petroleum and Petrochemical Equipment Industry Association, the technical requirements for shallow sea oil equipment are not much different from those on land. At present, China's offshore oil equipment such as drilling platforms (ships), Christmas trees, single point moorings and floating type The design, manufacture and installation of production systems (FPSO) and subsea pipelines can all be completed on their own. The marine AC variable-frequency drilling rigs of Sichuan Oil Guanghan Honghua Company and Baoji Petroleum Machinery Company, the marine drilling and repairing machine of Nanyang No.2 Machine and China Shipbuilding Heavy Industry Group Drilling ships and floating oil tankers such as the Shanghai Shipyard, and deepwater pipelaying ships of the Offshore Oil Engineering Company can not only satisfy domestic needs, but also export some products. The deep-sea oil and gas development equipment, due to the high technical content of exploration equipment, and the stringent requirements for the stability and precision of drilling and production equipment, cannot be produced in China. During the "Eleventh Five-Year Plan" period, although China's large-scale deep-sea oil and gas development is still unlikely to be fully promoted, it is indispensable for the development of exploration drilling and mining technology and equipment as a technology reserve and preliminary preparation. This requires focusing on limited scientific and technological resources, focusing on supporting enterprises that hold the strength of technological bases to accelerate their development and strive to achieve early breakthroughs in a number of key areas.