my country's largest LNG storage base starts construction in Jiangsu

On June 9 , the expansion project of CNOOC Jiangsu LNG Binhai Terminal with a total investment of about 6.
1 billion yuan was launched in Yancheng, Jiangsu
.

The project covers an area of ​​about 202 acres, with a construction scale of 3 million tons per year.

On June 9 , the expansion project of CNOOC Jiangsu LNG Binhai Terminal with a total investment of about 6.

Yu Hu, general manager of CNOOC Jiangsu Natural Gas Co.

The expansion project is scheduled to be completed and put into production in December 2023 .
After the expansion project is completed, the Jiangsu LNG Binhai Receiving Station has an annual processing capacity of 6 million tons of liquefied natural gas , and will become the largest liquefied natural gas storage base in China .
6 million tons of liquefied natural gas is equivalent to approximately 8.
5 billion cubic meters of gaseous natural gas .

At the same time, the project is of positive significance for optimizing the energy structure, protecting the ecological environment, and accelerating the industrial transformation of the Yangtze River Economic Belt
.
Compared with coal, oil and other energy sources, 6 million tons of LNG can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 18.
82 million tons and reduce nitrogen oxides by 334,000 tons, which is equivalent to planting 40 million trees.
The green and low-carbon effect is significant
.