Hey, adventure seekers! 🌟 China just made a splash with something HUGE—literally. Meet \"Haikui No.1,\" Asia's first-ever cylindrical floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) facility for oil and gas. 🚢✨
This isn't just any floating structure. Imagine a 30-floor skyscraper but on the sea, weighing in at a whopping 37,000 tonnes! That's like stacking 13 basketball courts on top of each other. 🏀🏢
China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), the brain behind this marvel, announced that \"Haikui No.1\" has been successfully anchored in the deep waters of the Liuhua Oilfield in the Pearl River Mouth Basin, about 240 kilometers southeast of Shenzhen City. 🗺️🌁
What's so cool about it? For starters, it's designed to chill in the sea for up to 15 years without needing a pit stop. Talk about endurance! 🥇 Plus, its unique cylindrical shape isn't just for looks. It uses less steel, stores oil more efficiently, and can handle rough sea conditions like a champ. 🤘🌊
But anchoring this big guy wasn't easy. Due to its shape, it's prone to spinning around—great for dance floors, not so much for oil rigs! 💃🛑 To keep it steady, engineers installed 12 deepwater suction anchors connected by mooring legs stretching over 2,500 meters long. That's some serious underwater anchoring! ⚓🐟
\"Haikui No.1\" isn't just a win for China's tech scene; it's a game-changer for global offshore oil and gas production. With this innovation, we're looking at more efficient and cost-effective energy solutions on the horizon. 🌅💡
So next time you're gazing out at the ocean, remember there's a giant out there making waves and pushing the boundaries of what's possible! 🌊🚀
Reference(s):
cgtn.com
