Weifang Ring Network Gas Pipeline

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Weifang Ring Network Gas Pipeline 潍坊市天然气环网 is a proposed gas pipeline in Weifang, Shandong province, China.

Location

The pipeline is proposed to run circling Weifang, passing through Changyi City, Binhai District, Shouguang City, Changle County, Zhucheng City, Anqiu City, Fangzi District, Gaomi City, Xiashan and other counties and urban areas.

Project details

• Operator:
• Owner: Weifang Energy Group Co., Ltd.
• Parent company: Weifang Chuangchen Construction Investment Co., Ltd.
• Capacity: 5 bcm/y
• Length: 670 km (400 km of the trunk pipeline and 270 km of the branch pipelines)
• Diameter: 800 mm (The trunk pipeline); 300-500 mm(The branch pipelines)
• Status: Proposed
• Start year: 2025
• Cost: 6500 million RMB
• Financing:
• Associated infrastructure: Sinopec Longkou LNG Terminal, Jinan-Qingdao Gas Pipeline, Tai'an-Qingdao-Weihai Gas Pipeline, Shandong Gas Pipeline Network East Trunk

Background

This gas pipeline will connect all the long-distance natural gas pipelines passing through Weifang, and interconnect with the urban pipelines of counties, cities and towns under the jurisdiction of Weifang, so as to form effective competition for upstream gas sources, improve the ability to guarantee gas sources, reduce the cost of gas sources and the consumption of the whole society gas cost.

As of July 1, 2023, the construction drawing design and planning permission of the northern part of the pipeline have been completed, and the site survey of the northwest line has been determined and completed; The bidding work of all pipeline construction units has been completed.