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Trump administration considers paying producers to stop drilling for oil

Trump administration considers paying producers to stop drilling for oil

Apr 16,2021

On April 16, it was reported that the Trump administration is considering paying US oil producers to keep crude oil in the ground to help ease the oversupply situation that has led to the collapse of oil prices and the bankruptcy of some oil companies. Senior administration officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the U.S. Department of Energy has drafted a plan to compensate oil companies for giving up to 0.365 billion barrels of oil reserves and count them as part of the U.S. government's emergency inventory. West Texas Intermediate futures rose about 20 cents to $20.42 a barrel on the news. Federal law already authorizes the Energy Department to set aside up to 1 billion barrels of oil for emergencies, but it doesn't dictate where the oil should be. This opens the legal door to storing crude oil beyond the government's existing reserves, which can even be left untapped in the first place. The "stay in the ground" program, which requires billions of dollars from Congress, may be unprecedented and reflects the Trump administration's efforts to help domestic oil companies cope with surging production and collapsing demand caused by the coronavirus outbreak. Earlier, President Trump helped broker an agreement to cut global crude oil production and save the oil market from a collapse caused by the new crown epidemic. Oil demand, however, has fallen further as air and ground travel has been paralysed by blockades around the world. While the U.S. government does not control oil production, Trump said domestic production would automatically decrease due to market forces.

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Application of emulsion polyacrylamide as profile control agent in oil field exploitation

Application of emulsion polyacrylamide as profile control agent in oil field exploitation

Apr 16,2021

In the process of oil field exploitation, a large number of polymer products are needed, among which PAM series polymer is the majority, and the application in the field of oil field accounts for more than 50% of the total domestic demand of polyacrylamide. Today we are going to introduce the application of emulsion polyacrylamide as a profile control agent in oil field exploitation. Through systematic research and popularization and application, we have deeply studied the blocking mechanism, correlation mechanism and blocking agent structure design of polyacrylamide emulsion. Through the use of advanced water-in-oil emulsion polymerization process, the problems of difficult control of crosslinking time and crosslinking strength and inconvenient on-site preparation of polyacrylamide gel during water shutoff were solved. The plugging adjustment technology is to disperse the plugging agent in water on the ground and inject it into the designated position of the formation. Under the action of the formation temperature, the polyacrylamide emulsion and the crosslinking agent react to form a gel. The test application in some domestic oilfields has proved that the plugging agent has the advantages of convenient dispersion and dissolution, low cost, easy control of gel-forming time and strength, etc., can achieve the purpose of blocking the water channel in the deep part of the formation, realizing the purpose of liquid flow direction, water control and oil increase, can receive better economic results, and has a good prospect of popularization and application. In foreign countries, the use of water-in-oil emulsion polyacrylamide is very common, and it has the potential to replace dry powder products, which is mainly related to the maturity of the technology. In foreign industries, water-in-oil inverse emulsion polymerization is generally used to synthesize polyacrylamide internal compounds, but in China, the technology is still in the promotion stage. Many domestic polyacrylamide manufacturers have mastered the production technology, and related manufactured products have been introduced to the market and have achieved great repercussions. In addition to producing traditional PAM dry powder polymers, the company is also actively engaged in the research and development and production of water-in-oil emulsion polyacrylamide. We find that inverse emulsion polymerization has many advantages compared with solution polymerization. The most significant characteristics are high polymerization rate. The obtained latex can make the polymer quickly soluble in water by adjusting the PH value of the system or adding emulsifiers, which is more convenient than powder products, these characteristics will also accelerate the popularity of emulsion polymers in the end-use markets. Inverse emulsion polymerization provides a polymerization process for water-soluble monomers with high polymerization rates and high relative molecular weight polymerization products. Starting from the study of water-soluble polymers such as water-in-oil emulsion polyacrylamide and its derivatives, this technology will develop rapidly.

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Daqing Petrochemical Flood Control Work Documentary

Daqing Petrochemical Flood Control Work Documentary

Aug 20,2019

“昨天,连续10多分钟的强降雨过后,厂区9个外排口全部畅通,雨排、污排全部分离,检验了我们在‘防堵截排疏’方面的综合治理成效。”8月9日,大庆石化炼油厂调度会上,调度长宋树林总结了近期的防汛工作。   今年的雨特别“任性”,入夏以来,暴雨持续预警,降雨连续不断。大庆石化各级防汛指挥部、防汛应急突击队早早进入临战状态,各部门和单位加强值班值守,严格执行雨前、雨中、雨后防控措施,确保安全度汛。   未雨绸缪严阵以待   7月23日16时,大庆上空乌云开始积多,呈现“黑云压城城欲摧”的景象。此时,大庆石化各单位的防汛物资仓库内,编织袋、潜水泵、铁锹等应急物资按种类早已摆放整齐,随时待用。   为降低恶劣天气给生产带来的影响,在雷雨来临前,各单位根据历年防汛经验和实际情况,对可能发生水害的电力系统、污水场站等重点区域做好应急物资储备,保证潜水泵、发电机等防汛设施完好,沙袋、应急灯等物品供应充足。   为提高防汛临险指挥决策能力,炼油厂调度室根据地势标高和排放流向,绘制了厂区雨水排放流向图及排水沟分布管理图,并在全厂25个车间辖区设置了“天眼”远程视频监控,24小时动态盯控外排口、隔油池排水状态。此外,针对夏季生产特点,化工三厂供电车间员工对全厂各线路区间架空电缆进行摸底检查,完成电缆标识补齐、移位槽板加固等工作,防止槽板盖被大风刮起等问题发生,消除了安全生产隐患。   迅即响应雨中抢险   短时暴雨天气,是检验大庆石化防汛工作的“考题”之一。装置区高耸的塔林如何承受风雨侵袭,在建项目的质量、安全、进度等如何保证,可不是一句“下雨了,收衣服喽”那么简单。   7月10日,暴雨突如其来,仅1个小时降水量就达到100毫米以上。受地势低洼影响,炼油厂东道口铁路线与电动道岔被淹,电动转辙机电机损坏,如不及时修复,将严重影响产品出厂。险情就是命令,炼油厂防汛应急人员迅速更换被淹电机,清理转辙机内部积水,及时扫除了铁路线上的漂浮物,并对减速机、开闭器、触点等设备及零部件进行保养。惊雷远去,暴雨渐歇,东道口铁路线开通了,厂区内行车安全得到了有力保障。   为了打赢汛期“百日会战”攻坚战,大项目指挥部根据“晴外、雨内”原则,对现场施工统筹规划,合理安排工序,对不适宜雨天施工的提前安排或暂不安排,督促各施工单位提前搭设防雨棚,加强现场电气设备及物资材料的保护。   摸排隐患安稳度汛   强降雨天气过后,大量淤泥及落叶沉积在明渠、排水沟,出现不同程度的堵塞。大庆石化迅速组织辖区人员清理沟渠内杂物,保证积水及堵塞物第一时间排出。   越是降雨间歇期,安全工作越不能麻痹大意。根据生产装置所处位置、险情发生后可能引起的后果,大庆石化相关部门和单位对各自属地展开了全面检查,仔细查看各处排水设施及露天设备、电缆沟等处的避雷接地,发现问题和隐患立即整改。   为强化预警机制,化工一厂在装置风险部位设立了警示标识,将防汛重要部位划转到岗位进行巡检监护;水气厂加大排查力度,对68个排污井、11处雨排口检查中发现的积水及时疏通;消防支队优化调整战斗编程,强化指战员业务培训,提高抢险救援能力,保证新的雨水来袭时,人员拉得出、设备管得了用。

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Tuha oil field started to seize oil production battle

Tuha oil field started to seize oil production battle

Aug 20,2019

China Petroleum Network News (Reporter Shi Xiao) On August 13, all members of the Tuha Oilfield Production Battle Supervision and Support Team, Technical Support Team and Production and Operation Team entered the site, and the Tuha Oilfield Production Battle for six months officially started. As the Tuha oil field as a whole into the unconventional development stage, natural decline control is difficult, production capacity construction blocks are not implemented, the pace of construction is slow, crude oil production in the first half of the year did not set foot on the planned line, the production situation is grim. After the study and decision of the Party Committee of Tuha Company, a six-month production battle will be launched from July 1 to speed up the pace of oil and gas production and ensure the completion of the annual production and operation tasks. Tuha Oilfield continues to improve the production battle mechanism, speed up the solution of the problems faced, optimize and refine the production plan, and ensure a steady increase in oil and gas production. The oilfield company has set up a leading group for the production battle, which consists of a guarantee supervision group, a technical support group and a production operation group. At the same time, six on-site working groups were established in Zhundong, Exploration, Turpan, Lukeqin, Shanshan and Santanghu. In the battle, Tuha oil field requires the following aspects to be done well. The first is to strengthen the production organization, cooperation and coordination of the battle. Each site team should eat, live, work, and study with the employees of the oil production plant. Both parties should strengthen communication and coordination, solve problems in time, break the conventional mechanism, and ensure that key projects are operated as planned and key tasks are implemented. The second is to adhere to the operational system and mechanism formed by the war of production. The three professional groups should grasp the trends in a timely manner, and each on-site group should form a good working atmosphere as soon as possible, find a strong grasp of the battle, and fight a high-quality and efficient production battle. The third is to do a good job in the support of engineering units and the service guarantee of logistics units. The fourth is to improve the reward mechanism for the battle of production. The company issued the "on-production war assessment incentive measures", play a good incentive-oriented role, reflecting the income with contribution, reward to be accurate. The fifth is to combine the theme education of "Do not forget your initiative mind, remember the mission" with the battle of production. Let the production battle become a test of the work style of all cadres and employees, especially the cadres of the government agencies, and require all government officials to take this production battle as an opportunity to temper their work style, do things in a down-to-earth manner, and ensure that the production battle is effective.

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Wang Yilin gave instructions on the 80th anniversary of the development and construction of Yumen Oilfield

Wang Yilin gave instructions on the 80th anniversary of the development and construction of Yumen Oilfield

Aug 20,2019

China Petroleum Network News (Reporter Meng Qinglu) On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the development and construction of the Yumen Oilfield, Wang Yilin, secretary of the party group and chairman of the group company, gave instructions to congratulate the 80th anniversary of the development and construction of the Yumen Oilfield on behalf of the group company, and to express respect and condolences to all cadres and employees of the oilfield. Wang Yilin pointed out that the Yumen Oilfield has worked hard for 80 years, drilled the first oil well in New China, built the first modern petroleum industry base in New China, and ushered in a new era of independent oil development in my country. The "Yumen Spirit" characterized by "three big and four out", selfless dedication as the essence, and continuous self-improvement as the essence, was once known as the cradle of the national petroleum industry, it has made positive contributions to promoting the construction and improvement of China's oil industry system. Wang Yilin emphasized that the cadres and employees of Yumen Oilfield must thoroughly implement the spirit of General Secretary Jinping's important instructions on vigorously improving exploration and development, sing the main theme of "I offer oil for the motherland", actively forge ahead, pioneer and innovate, based on Jiuquan, go out of Yumen, and make every effort to win the battle of turning losses and extricating the oil field from difficulties, and make new and greater contributions to PetroChina's stabilization of the east, development of the west and creation of the world-class. The relevant person in charge of Yumen Oilfield said that the cadres and employees of Yumen Oilfield will earnestly implement the requirements of the party group of the group company, implement the new development concept, give full play to the advantages of the integration of exploration and development, the integration of upstream and downstream, and the integration of main business and engineering and technical services, and insist on stabilizing the old area, Develop new areas, seize new opportunities for exploration and development in the Huanqing block, and write a new chapter, let the flag of the cradle of oil fly high under the Qilian Mountains. Yumen Oilfield was developed in 1939. It was the largest modern oil mine in China at that time. It was the first oil well, the first oil field and the first petrochemical base in New China. It is known as "the cradle of China's petroleum industry. During the period of national economic recovery and construction, Yumen Oilfield vigorously supported all oilfields and refineries across the country, creating huge material wealth as well as precious spiritual wealth.

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