Hold onto your hard hats, folks—China just dropped a game-changing energy titan into the South China Sea! Meet Haikui No. 1, Asia’s first cylindrical floating oil platform, now anchored at the Liuhua oilfield. This engineering marvel is rewriting the rules of offshore energy production!
A Marvel of Modern Engineering
Picture a 30-story skyscraper floating in the ocean. That’s Haikui No. 1—a 37,000-tonne beast crafted from nearly 600,000 precision components. Designed by Chinese experts, it’s built to process 5,600 tonnes of crude oil daily and operate nonstop for 15 years. Talk about stamina!
Powering the Future
With a storage capacity of 60,000 tonnes and max displacement of 100,000 tonnes, this platform is like a Swiss Army knife for offshore energy: producing, storing, and exporting oil all in one. Experts say it’s a giant leap for deep-water tech, boosting China’s role in global energy innovation.
Located in the Pearl River Mouth Basin, the project highlights Asia’s growing clout in sustainable energy solutions. For young professionals and eco-conscious innovators, this is the kind of tech that makes the future look bright—and efficient!
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