Daqing Oilfield, an iconic oil production base in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, will see new gas wells put into operation to meet the needs of millions of households during this year's heating season. Pre-operation work is being wrapped up on the Xushen Gas Well in Zhaodong City, which is expected to add over 600,000 cubic meters of natural gas per day.
Xushen Gas Well is a part of the Daqing Oilfield, a traditional production base that has been producing oil since late 1950s. Upon operation, the new project will be able to meet the needs of two million households.
"This project mainly includes a new gas station and six gas wells. Now we are wrapping up the project, connecting the six gas wells with pipelines. We are striving to put the six gas wells into operation ahead of the heating season," said He Yongliang, deputy director of the construction management office of Daqing Oilfield Gas Production Branch Company.
The heating season also prompted efforts to secure safe and sufficient gas supply in Lamadian Gas Storage of Daqing Oilfield.
Workers there are now strengthening inspection on the facilities after the storage recently stocked over 100 million cubic meters of natural gas.
"We inspect the gas storage every two hours. For key equipment like the buffer tanks and the gas distributors, we have increased our inspection frequency," said Luo Kai, supervisor of the gas injection station of Daqing Oilfield Sixth Oil Production Plant.
Daqing Oilfield to put new gas wells into operation to ensure winter heating
Daqing Oilfield puts new gas wells into operation to ensure winter heating
The death toll from the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has risen to 87, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said Saturday, warning that the outbreak is driven by the Bundibugyo strain, for which no strain-specific vaccine is currently available, and that it carries a high risk of regional spread.
A total of 336 cases, including both suspected and confirmed infections, and 87 deaths have been reported in the latest outbreak in Ituri Province in eastern DRC -- the country's 17th Ebola outbreak since 1976, said Jean Kaseya, director general of Africa CDC, during an online press briefing.
The outbreak has raised regional alarm after Uganda reported an imported Bundibugyo case from the DRC, while Africa CDC warned that cross-border movement, mining-related mobility, and weak surveillance could hamper containment.
Uganda confirmed an imported case involving a 59-year-old Congolese man who died in Kampala on Thursday and tested positive for the Bundibugyo strain.
Africa CDC rated the latest Ebola outbreak at Grade 3, with the risk assessed as very high in the DRC, high for eastern Africa, and moderate for the continent. It cited a four-week detection delay, active community transmission in a peri-urban mining hub, weak contact tracing, infection-control gaps, and multiple health-care worker deaths.
The Ebola virus is highly contagious and can cause symptoms including fever, vomiting, diarrhea, generalized pain or malaise, and, in severe cases, internal and external bleeding.
According to the World Health Organization, Ebola fatality rates vary, depending on the viral subtype.
DR Congo Ebola death toll hits 87 as outbreak strain lacks vaccine, poses high risk: Africa CDC
