On October 29th, CNOOC announced that China's first offshore platform gas turbine with fully independent intellectual property rights had successfully "ignited" on the Lufeng 8-1 platform, about 180 kilometers southeast of Shenzhen. The successful construction of the project filled the gap in the application field of offshore platform gas turbines in China, and installed the "Chinese heart" for increasing offshore oil and gas storage and production. The 7-megawatt gas turbine, codenamed "Taihang 7", completed this time has the advantages of high power, fast startup, low energy consumption, and easy maintenance. The power generation in one hour exceeds 5000 kilowatt hours, which is equivalent to the daily electricity demand of 500 households and can meet all the production and living needs of one offshore oil and gas platform. Compared with the same power fuel generator set, it can reduce nearly 80000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually. Previously, the gas turbine generator units used in China's offshore oil and gas platforms had always relied on imports, facing problems such as long procurement cycles, high procurement prices, and difficult maintenance. Gao Shuang, Deputy General Manager of Deepwater Engineering Construction Center of China National Offshore Oil Corporation Shenzhen Branch, stated that on the basis of fully realizing independent manufacturing of core components, the Taihang 7 gas turbine will also generate greater economic benefits in the future. The cost of domestically produced units with the same power is 15% lower than that of imported units. Due to the use of domestically produced standard components and technical service solutions, equipment operation and maintenance costs will also significantly decrease. The "China Plan" provides a new path for the full chain of independent and controllable offshore oil and gas equipment and the development of offshore oil and gas field benefits. (New News Agency)