Press Release
On January 29, 2024, on the eve of the Chinese New Year of the Dragon, a delegation of 23 individuals from the Macau engineering sector visited the gas supply pipeline project from Dachan Island to Mawan Power Plant, which is led by our company as the EPC contractor. The delegation included Chen Rongxi, Advisor to the Secretary for Administration and Justice, Su Hong, Senior Technician, Law Chi-kin, Vice Chairman of the Municipal Affairs Bureau’s Committee on Municipal Affairs, members Mak Gim-ming and Ho Man-kim, as well as the Chairman of the Macau Construction and Machinery Engineering Association, Siu Tung-man, Director Wong Siu-leung, and Vice Director cum Chairman of the "Academic, Technical Standards, and Continuing Education Committee" Wu Ka-man. They were warmly received by Shao Jianping, Chairman of Shenzhen Mawan Power Co., Ltd., Zhou Pingtao, Deputy General Manager, Wang Youji, Director of the Gas Access Project, Wei Chuanfeng, Supervisor, and our company's Managing Director, Shi Wei, along with the rest of the team.
Mr. Shaojianping, Chairman of Mawan Power Co., Ltd., introduced the company and the project’s background to the delegation, emphasizing that the gas supply line from Dachan Island to Mawan Power Plant is a significant strategic project for Shenzhen city. It not only meets the gas needs of the Mawan Gas-to-Power Project but also will facilitate the transportation of offshore natural gas to Shenzhen, interconnecting with the Second West-East Gas Pipeline and the city’s gas network. This optimizes the layout of the western Shenzhen natural gas pipeline network and holds great strategic significance for the company's development.
In the future, Mawan Power Plant will become a major energy base, integrating coal and natural gas resources, operating as a combined coal and gas power generation base. This will play a crucial role in accelerating Shenzhen's clean, low-carbon, safe, and efficient energy supply system, ensuring the security and flexibility of energy supply for both the Greater Bay Area and the pilot demonstration area of socialism with Chinese characteristics.
Regarding the gas supply pipeline project, Chairman Shao highlighted to the delegation that the construction of the natural gas supply pipeline in Mawan is unprecedented. Upon completion, the project will set at least three new world records, emphasizing the complexity and difficulty of the work. Hebei Huayuan Science and Industry Co., Ltd., the EPC lead contractor for the subsea pipeline and a leading company in HDD drilling in China, has advanced construction technology and has an obviously advantage in equipment assembly, featuring state-of-the-art machinery. They highly appreciated that Huayuan team’s ability to endure hardships, courage to challenge ugly and unforeseen environments, and work tirelessly day and night.
Our Project Manager, Tian Yanbin, provided the delegation with an overview of the project, including the installation of the directional drilling casing, pilot hole drilling, connection, reaming, pipeline pullback, and related technologies. He also shared information on the pipeline landing construction, welding and installation, site layout, relative equipment and drilling tools, and the analysis of key challenges on this project and their solutions.
After the seminars, the delegation visited the Mawan project site for further discussions and presentations. They were accompanied throughout the inspection and exchange by Zhoupingtao, Deputy General Manager of Shenzhen Mawan Power Co., Ltd., and Shi Wei, President of Hebei Huayuan Science and Industry Co., Ltd., and other relevant managers.
The Macau Construction and Machinery Engineering Association noted that Macau’s small size, dense population, narrow roads, and complex underground pipeline networks present significant challenges. HDD drilling technology, which uses downhole power tools for directional drilling, allows for minimal surface excavation at entry and exit points while laying underground pipelines. This technology has a small construction area, fast installation speed, and minimal impact on surrounding traffic, environment, and building foundations. They believe that this technology is worth studying. All participants agreed that the seminars and on-site inspection provided valuable learning and exchange opportunities for the engineering industry, from which they greatly benefited.
