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In an era when energy is king, oil security is the support of China's economic and social development, and it is the key to breaking the hegemony of oil.
There is such a magical equipment, which can greatly improve the production efficiency of oil processing, and there is only one in the world, which is a huge achievement of independent research and development by the mainland.
Therefore, even if the United States wants to buy it at a sky-high price, we will not sell it.
What kind of weapon is this?
With it, can the oil prices that people are most concerned about be brought down?
Oil security is facing a severe test
Many people know a helpless reality, China is the world's largest oil importer, with a foreign dependence of up to 70%!
This means that once the supply of oil depots abroad is cut off, then China will suffer a huge blow.
From national defense and security, scientific and technological research and development and economic development, to the daily travel of people's lives, oil is inseparable.
But in fact, China is not short of oil.
We have a lot of land, and there is a lot of crude oil.
As of December 28, 2023, our Daqing Oilfield has produced 30.041 million tons of crude oil, and Changqing Oilfield has reached 23.5902 million tons.
And in recent years, we have been increasing the number of proven reserves.
The fifth-largest country in the world in terms of oil production in 2023 is none other than China.
Our average daily production is about 4.2 million barrels.
There are two main reasons why China is so dependent on imported oil.
First, oil exploitation on the mainland is difficult and costly.
At present, oil exploration on the mainland is mainly on land and offshore.
Because offshore mining is more technically demanding, more difficult, and more expensive to transport and maintain.
As for land exploitation, the mainland's oil resources are very scattered.
Most of the oil in the western region is still distributed in deserts, plateaus, swamps, and mountains, and it is not easy to develop, and there is also a contradiction between output and investment costs.
Besides, it's because it's too much to consume.
According to the BP Statistical Yearbook, in 2021, the mainland's crude oil production was 198.98 million tons, and the demand was 111252 million tons.
I have to admit that although the output is high, it cannot withstand the consumption of a developing country with a population of more than one billion.
China is now the world's second-largest oil consumer, so it has to import a lot of oil to fill the domestic supply gap.
And this situation will not change for a long time to come.
However, the more dependent China's oil consumption is on imported oil, the more oil security will be affected.
In recent years, the world situation has been unstable, and the major oil-producing regions have been the center of instability.
The supply of oil is high and low, and it affects the hearts of the whole world.
Naturally, the mainland will not sit idly by in this regard.
Over the years, we have also been working hard to ensure oil safety.
First of all, we should actively develop relations with oil-producing countries.
In this way, we will broaden the channels of oil transportation and ensure the stable supply of oil.
In addition to the traditional four maritime transportation routes, the mainland has been actively promoting the construction of transnational oil and gas pipelines.
Such as the Sino-Russian oil pipeline, the China-Kazakhstan oil pipeline, and the China-Myanmar oil and gas pipeline.
Second, we will build and improve the strategic petroleum reserve bases in Zhenhai, Daishan, Huangdao and Dalian, and improve our ability to respond to emergencies.
Another is to accelerate the development of new and alternative energy sources.
Such as nuclear power plants, combustible ice, magnetic confinement fusion, marine energy and other cutting-edge technology projects.
At the same time, we are also increasing the development and utilization of unconventional oil and gas resources.
In fact, the mainland is rich in unconventional oil and gas resources.
For example, tight gas, shale gas, coalbed methane, and natural gas are all potential stocks.
While open source, we also pay great attention to reducing costs.
Objectively speaking, there is a lot of waste in China's petroleum, and the oil conversion rate and utilization rate are very low.
Utilization rate, mainly through the establishment of an efficient and energy-saving oil industry chain, reduce resource waste and reduce costs.
Conversion rates require improved petroleum processing technology, improved oil quality, and reduced waste.
Today we are going to talk about an oil refining equipment developed by China in recent years, which can be called an important weapon of the country.
An artifact that allows the United States to break its defenses
The oil itself is primarily a mixture.
After it is collected, it has to go through a series of complex and delicate processing and refining before it can become the finished raw material required by various industries.
If this process can improve the quality and conversion of oil, it can greatly reduce losses.
And a technology called hydrogenation can achieve this purpose.
The so-called hydrogenation refers to the chemical reaction between crude oil and hydrogen through the action of a catalyst at a certain temperature and hydrogen pressure, so as to improve the quality of oil.
Then, the petroleum catalytic hydrogen reactor is the necessary equipment to maximize production.
This type of equipment is not unusual, and many countries have long started research and development and put into production, with a focus on its continuous upgrading.
Although the mainland started its research late, it can be said that it has made rapid progress.
Through the efforts of countless scientific and technical personnel working day and night, China has achieved world-renowned results in this field.
This slurry bed forged and welded hydrogenation reactor is in the shape of a gas tank, weighing 3,000 tons, 70 meters high, with a peripheral diameter of 6 meters and a wall thickness of 32 cm, which is the world's largest hydrogenation equipment.
Of course, it's not just about its size, it's also about the new catalyst.
When a catalyst is used in the hydrogenation reaction, a large amount of heat is released.
In order not to let the heat affect the reaction efficiency, a cooling device is also used.
This equipment uses a new type of catalyst that we have developed in-house.
The reactor can operate without a cooling system, which greatly improves efficiency.
In the past, the mainland could only extract half a barrel of gasoline and half a barrel of other components for a barrel of crude oil.
Now a barrel of crude oil can extract 75% of gasoline.
At the same time, the extracted oil is of higher quality, and "impurities" that could not otherwise be discarded can be reused.
Therefore, with this sharp weapon, China's efficiency in processing crude oil has increased by at least half.
In this way, the pressure on imports has also been greatly eased.
In particular, it reduces the risk of the West using oil to curb the mainland's economic development.
What's more, we can also import crude oil directly and process it in-house.
The separated substances can also be resold to other countries, and the economic benefits have soared.
Think about the astronomical amount of money China spends on importing oil every year, and how much money this artifact can save the country.
China has further ensured its oil and energy security, and its national competitiveness has become stronger
This is the embodiment of science and technology to prosper the country!
It stands to reason that this kind of good thing will inevitably attract the eyes of countless countries.
It directly reflects the strength of China's industrial strength, and in the future, in the field of oil, China will definitely have more high-tech emergence.
How to prevent other countries from breaking their defenses?
This is difficult even for the United States, and they have also expressed their intention to buy equipment with a lot of money.
But there is only one slurry bed forged welding hydrogenation reactor in the world!
Absolute world-class technology, no matter how much money foreign countries give, China will not sell it to the outside world.
Maybe seeing this, some people must ask: Since this artifact can help us increase production, why haven't we seen the price of refined oil drop?
Stubbornly high oil prices
As a necessity for daily travel, fuel prices have remained high in recent years, and it has become one of the topics that people are most concerned about, and it is normal to have such questions.
First of all, we must understand that this is an artifact, but it is not omnipotent.
Although commodity prices are mainly affected by supply and demand, there is only one in China, and there are so many oils, and one machine may be far from being able to achieve large-scale refining.
After all, the current state of our oil supply is there.
The cost of exploitation of its own oil fields is high, and the storage conditions are not mature enough, so it mainly has to rely on imports.
In recent years, affected by the international situation, the cost of oil imports has also been rising.
Taking 10,000 steps back, even if crude oil falls below $1, in order to protect the domestic oil industry, the state will calculate the minimum purchase price of $40 per barrel.
Aside from the cost of imports, we also have to face huge processing costs.
If this machine is used to process crude oil intensively, then the oil will have to be transported from all over the country for processing.
As a result, the cost of transportation has to increase.
In fact, in order to refine more environmentally friendly and high-quality refined oil, with the improvement of refining technology, the processing cost will increase.
Just talking about this machine, I don't know how much money it cost to build, how much it costs, and how much oil it has to refine to pay off.
Therefore, it is very unrealistic to expect this machine to bring down the price of oil in a short period of time.
The most important thing is that the reason why oil prices are so high in China is largely affected by taxes and fees.
You must know that China's refined oil price tax is not separated, in addition to VAT, there are various taxes.
For example, urban construction tax, stamp duty, education surcharge, local education surcharge, urban land use tax, real estate tax, vehicle and vessel tax, enterprise income tax, and individual income tax.
In this regard, some people may complain that China's oil taxes are high.
In fact, this is not high, and China's oil prices are not high in the world.
In countries where oil prices are very low, prices and taxes are separated, and if taxes are added, they are actually similar to Chinese oil prices.
If we really want to bring down oil prices, we must make breakthroughs in high technology and improve our domestic capacity for oil exploration and exploitation.
This is the key to mastering the wealth code.
In addition, we should also pay attention to how to increase national income and improve the security system, so that more people no longer have to worry about oil prices.
Resources
China Petroleum and Chemical Standards and Quality,2023,43(04):118-120.)