Haikui No. 1, signifying \u201cSea Anemone No. 1,\u201d marks a historic milestone in China\u2019s offshore oil and gas industry. This self-developed cylindrical floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) facility represents a significant breakthrough in deep-water oilfield operations.<\/p>\n
Designed and built entirely by China, Haikui No. 1 is currently stationed at the Liuhua Oilfield in the Pearl River Mouth Basin of the South China Sea, boasting a water depth exceeding 300 metres.<\/p>\n
This colossal structure, weighing a staggering 37,000 tonnes and reaching a height equivalent to roughly 30 floors, integrates functions crucial for offshore oil and gas production. Haikui No. 1 is equipped to extract, store, and offload crude oil, boasting a maximum processing capacity of 5,600 metric tonnes per day, Additionally, the facility has an impressive oil storage capacity of 60,000 metric tonnes, ensuring efficient operations at sea.<\/p>\n
Haikui No. 1\u2019s design incorporates a multi-point mooring system, featuring 12 self-developed deep-water suction anchors and high-strength mooring cables. This innovative system is meticulously engineered to withstand the harshest sea conditions, guaranteeing the facility\u2019s stability for its 15-year design life.<\/p>\n
The successful installation of Haikui No. 1 signifies China\u2019s growing prowess in deep-water oil and gas exploration and development. This pioneering facility paves the way for further advancements in the nation\u2019s offshore oil industry, promoting energy security and economic growth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Haikui No.1, a pioneering cylindrical FPSO facility, marks a leap forward in China\u2019s deep-water oil and gas development. This massive structure boasts a 15-year design life, processing up to 5,600 metric tonnes of crude oil daily.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":386,"featured_media":19674,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[175,11615,11613,11614,1911],"class_list":["post-19673","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-china","tag-china","tag-deep-water","tag-fpso","tag-haikui-no-1","tag-oil-and-gas"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19673","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/386"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19673"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19673\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19674"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}