Petrochemical Equipment: R&D Core Technology to Promote Localization Applications

In 2010, the three major sub-industries of the petroleum and petrochemical equipment manufacturing industry, namely the oil drilling equipment manufacturing industry, the oil refining and chemical equipment manufacturing industry, and the metal pressure container manufacturing industry achieved rapid growth in the total industrial output value.

According to Zhao Zhiming, chief consultant of China Petroleum and Petrochemical Equipment Industry Association, the petrochemical equipment manufacturing industry in 2011 is expected to continue the trend of high growth. The petrochemical equipment manufacturing industry should seize the opportunity to further promote the process of autonomy in China's major petrochemical equipment, and in particular to promote the widespread application of localized equipment, on the basis of basically fulfilling the tasks of the "Eleventh Five-Year" major domestic petrochemical equipment research.

The whole industry has a good momentum of growth

At present, the total industrial output value of China's petrochemical equipment manufacturing industry is about 500 billion yuan. Among them, general equipment is about 200 billion yuan, petrochemical special equipment is about 180 billion yuan, oil drilling and transportation equipment is about 80 to 100 billion yuan, and automated instrumentation control equipment is about 30 to 40 billion yuan.

According to the statistical data released by the National Bureau of Statistics, as of November 2010, there were 2026 enterprises above designated size in China's oil and petrochemical equipment manufacturing industry, including 856 oil drilling equipment companies, 582 oil refining and chemical equipment companies, and pressure vessel manufacturers. 588 homes.

"In 2010, the industrial enterprises above designated size completed industrial output value of 221.154 billion yuan, an increase of 19.64% over the same period of the previous year; industrial output value of 210.762 billion yuan, an increase of 19.02%; new product output value of 23.895 billion yuan, an increase of 46.49%; The value of the product was 14.709 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 11.99%, said Zhao Zhiming.

According to the data released by the association, drilling and production equipments are the best among the three major sub-sectors of petrochemical equipment. From January to November 2010, the total industrial output value of the oil drilling equipment manufacturing industry, the refining and chemical equipment manufacturing industry, and the metal pressure vessel manufacturing industry increased by 20.97%, 18.78%, and 17.41%, respectively, and the industrial sales output increased by 20.36%. , 19.24% and 15.79%.

“The excellent performance of drilling equipment is closely related to the steady increase in crude oil prices,” said Zhao Zhiming. “The substantial increase in crude oil prices in the second half of 2010 directly stimulated the demand for drilling and production equipment.”

In addition, he predicts, “Given the more certainty of the global economic recovery in 2011, the petroleum and chemical equipment industry is expected to grow by about 15% in 2011.” Among them, the growth of oil drilling equipment will be faster than in 2010 and will reach More than 20%; growth in crude oil consumption demand will increase storage demand, metal pressure vessel manufacturing industry will also grow steadily; the development of the downstream auto industry will drive demand for refinery and chemical equipment manufacturing. Overall, the high growth momentum of the oil drilling equipment manufacturing industry will continue this year.

Breakthrough in localization

Since the "Eleventh Five-Year Plan" period, China's petrochemical equipment manufacturing industry has entered a virtuous track of sustained and rapid development. With the rapid expansion of industry scale, sales revenue has increased by more than 20% year-on-year, and the comprehensive performance of products has rapidly increased. Major breakthroughs have been made in the research of high-tech products. China has carried out special work for major equipment development. It has successfully developed 12,000 meters of oil drilling rigs, deep sea oil and gas exploration equipment, 10 million tons of oil refining complete sets of equipment, key equipment for one million tons of ethylene complete sets of equipment, key equipment for a million-tonne PTA plant, and large-scale petrochemicals. General equipment and so on. In addition, a large number of major technical equipment such as 300,000 tons/year of large-scale synthetic ammonia equipment, 520,000 tons/year of urea complete sets of equipment, and 300,000 tons/year of large-scale phosphoric acid complete sets of equipment have also been successively domesticated. Through major equipment introduction and digestion and absorption of foreign advanced design and manufacturing technologies, and efforts to carry out independent innovation, China's petrochemical equipment technology level and manufacturing and processing capabilities have greatly improved, and some key equipment technologies and manufacturing and processing capabilities have reached world advanced levels. China has formed a relatively complete manufacturing system for petroleum and chemical equipment.

The major technological equipment breakthroughs in the petrochemical equipment manufacturing industry benefited from the support of multiple policies. On June 28, 2006, the State Council issued the "Several Opinions on Accelerating the Revitalization of the Equipment Manufacturing Industry", which includes a one-million-ton large-scale ethylene plant and PTA plant, a large-scale coal chemical plant, a large-scale offshore oil project, and a large-scale oil and gas transportation. Ships are listed as the focus of domestic research.

At this point, a major nationalization of equipment that has risen as a national strategy has been focused on, and has been flourishing in key areas such as petrochemicals. On April 9, 2007, the large-scale petrochemical equipment localization work conference organized by the National Coordination and Coordination Office of the National Development and Reform Commission further made it clear that efforts will be made to achieve the completion of ethylene, PTA complete sets of technical equipment and long-distance natural gas transmission pipeline equipment by the end of the 11th Five-Year Plan period. The localization rate is not less than 75%. In 2009, the state has successively issued programmatic documents such as the “Adjustment and Revitalization Plan for the Equipment Manufacturing Industry” and “Guidance Catalog for Independent Innovation of Major Technology and Equipment” to assist the development of the equipment manufacturing industry and the localization of major technical equipment.

Under the coordination of scientific research institutions, equipment manufacturing companies and user companies, during the "11th Five-Year Plan" period, China's petrochemical major technical equipment has made unprecedented progress in the localization of major equipment. Up to now, the localization rate of China's oil refining equipment has reached more than 95%, and the localization rate of chemical equipment has also reached about 80%. A large number of key and core equipment have escaped the passive situation of relying on imports, providing technical equipment for the independent development of modern petrochemical industry in China. stand by. It can be said that the "Eleventh Five-Year" task of major domestic petrochemical equipment has been basically achieved.

Focus on research and application

Although China's major petrochemical equipment has made breakthrough progress, compared with developed countries, China's petrochemical equipment still has a certain gap in terms of product design, manufacturing processes, and complete sets of standards. Zhao Zhiming said that compared with the upstream drilling equipment, the gap between the downstream petrochemical equipment is even more pronounced.

During the “Twelfth Five-Year Plan” period, China’s petrochemical industry will enter a critical period of transition. It needs to overcome problems such as uneven industrial competitiveness, structural shortage of products, and bottlenecks in resources and environment, which means that higher requirements are placed on petroleum and petrochemical equipment. At the same time it also brought new opportunities for development.

If we say that the major achievements in the domesticization of China's major petrochemical equipment during the “11th Five-Year Plan” period are also reflected in the research and development field, then during the “Twelfth Five-Year Plan” period, the focus of localization should be placed on research and development and application in large areas. Promote the scientific development and comprehensive improvement of the petrochemical equipment manufacturing industry.

Experts said that the current level of petrochemical major equipment is uneven, some industries have made rapid progress, and some have made slow progress. In addition, how domestically-produced major equipment is industrialized and widely used by owners and petrochemical projects has become a key issue for localization in the future. Localization is a systematic project. It is only meaningful and valuable that major equipment is ultimately industrialized and widely used. For this reason, it is necessary for the government agencies, project owners, and equipment manufacturers to work together in a concerted effort, and the absence of any one of them may result in the loss of the entire operation.

At present, the development direction of the world's petrochemical equipment manufacturing industry is: equipment is becoming larger and larger; equipment research and development, process technology research and development, and design are closely integrated; the level of equipment and electromechanical integration is getting higher and higher; the development of high-efficiency energy-saving and environment-friendly equipment has become mainstream; new materials New designs and new manufacturing technologies continue to be applied.

During the “Twelfth Five-Year Plan” period, petrochemical equipment manufacturing industry should aim at high-end, focus on promoting the transformation and upgrading of the petrochemical industry and supporting the development of strategic emerging industries, play a leading role in scientific and technological innovation, accelerate the development of high-end equipment manufacturing, and improve core competition in the industry. The ability and global operating capability provide China's petrochemical industry with strong technical equipment support for the world, and strive to enter the ranks of the world's leading petrochemical equipment manufacturers.

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