Qinghai Oilfield Branch of China National Petroleum Corporation revealed to the China News Agency that the expansion of the Lhasa LNG station in Tibet, the world's highest liquefied natural gas, has been officially launched. At that time, 70 counties in Tibet will use liquefied natural gas ( LNG).
Qinghai Oilfield is one of the earliest oil and gas fields in the world and one of the earliest oil fields developed in China. In March 2010, PetroChina launched the 'Gasification Tibet' project to improve the people's fuel with the Qibei gas field in Qinghai Oilfield as the gas source. Wang Wei, deputy manager of Qinghai Oilfield LNG Company and manager of Tibet Company, said that in mid-October, Lhasa, Tibet will enter the winter supply period, the demand for LNG will increase, and the construction of Lhasa expansion project in Qinghai Oilfield will be fully expanded and expanded. The 200,000 cubic meters capacity LNG station will use liquefied natural gas in 70 counties in Tibet, and it can meet the demand for gas in Tibet by 2025.
From October 2011 to August 31, 2018, Qinghai Oilfield has supplied 110 million cubic meters of natural gas to Lhasa. The 200,000 households in Lhasa have enjoyed the convenience of clean energy, and 30 companies produce energy. Also changed to natural gas. 'LNG in all natural gas stations in Lhasa City, all from the Qinghai Oilfield Golmud LNG production plant thousands of miles away. About 100 tons of LNG per day through large tank cars through the 'life-bound zone' Hoh Xil and Tanggula at an altitude of over 5,000 meters Shanyun to Lhasa. 'Wang Haibo, head of the market development section of Qinghai Oilfield LNG Company, said that the Lhasa gas station has been in operation for 7 years, replacing 210,000 tons of standard coal, reducing 400,000 tons of carbon dioxide and 145,000 tons of dust emissions, not only solving the The heating problem of the people in the district has also reduced environmental pollution.
It is reported that in the next few years, natural gas will be transported to Shannan, Nagqu, Shigatse, Nyingchi, Changdu and other places in Tibet.