Sinopec shuts down 8 oil depots in Hubei to "make way" for Chinese sturgeon

On April 24, according to information from the Sinopec Information Office, on the occasion of the upcoming 4th anniversary of the Symposium on Deepening the Development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, Sinopec announced that its subsidiary Hubei Petroleum has shut down 8 oil depots and 17 terminals along the Yangtze River in Hubei.
, has invested a total of 3.
68 billion yuan to rebuild oil depots, upgrade environmental protection facilities, help restore the ecology of the Yangtze River, protect the Chinese sturgeon, and guard the mighty east of the river
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The oil depot has turned into a "net celebrity" attraction
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The Wangjiahe finless porpoise observation platform located in Yichang City, Hubei Province has become a new "Internet celebrity" attraction.
However, it used to be the terminal of Sinopec Hubei Petroleum Yichang Wangjiahe Oil Depot, which is the largest refined oil base in western Hubei.
The annual throughput is 1.
3 million tons
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In 1996, Hubei Province designated the Yangtze River and Hubei Yichang Chinese Sturgeon Provincial Nature Reserve.
The Wangjia River section where the wharf is located is the only way for Chinese sturgeon to migrate and one of the important habitats for finless porpoises
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On April 8, 2021, the Wangjiahe Wharf, which has been in operation for 63 years, was closed, and the oil depot covering an area of ​​194,000 square meters was relocated to the new oil depot in Zhijiang, just to "make way" for the Chinese sturgeon and finless porpoise to migrate freely and protect the water of the Yangtze River.
shore green
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Shut down 8 oil depots to help protect the Yangtze River with practical actions
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Hubei has the longest coastline of the Yangtze River at 1,062 kilometers and is the "main battlefield" for the protection of the Yangtze River
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Due to the convenience of the Yangtze River waterway, most of the oil depots in Hubei choose to be built along the river, and the oil depots adjacent to the Yangtze River and the Han River account for 70% of the number of oil depots in operation
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In order to help the protection of the Yangtze River, the company has successively shut down 8 oil depots along the river, including Liulinzhou in Jingzhou and Wangjiahe in Yichang, closed 17 oil receiving and unloading terminals along the river, and relocated and demolished 12 water gas stations
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Spend an extra 60 million yuan, and not let a gas station cut off the supply
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Hubei Petroleum assumes the major social responsibility of 60% of the market supply of Hubei's refined oil market.
Closing the oil depot will directly lead to a sharp reduction in the company's oil depot capacity
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Therefore, although the oil depot is closed, Sinopec must ensure the supply of oil for production and living for the people of Hubei
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The company listed the construction of the oil depot as one of the six major development strategies, and made full efforts to complete the relocation and construction of the oil depot
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In Yichang, Hubei alone, Sinopec has more than 190 gas stations, and the closure of oil depots cannot affect the people's production and daily use of oil
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The company has set up a special team to coordinate the resource scheduling of the province, and instruct Yichang Petroleum to operate the oil depot before the terminal is decommissioned and the gas station with full inventory, so as to ensure the smooth operation of the logistics and the market supply
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Due to the closure of oil depots, up to now, Hubei Petroleum has spent nearly 60 million yuan in transportation costs to ensure the supply of oil products in Jingzhou and Yichang
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In the past 4 years, Hubei Petroleum has invested a total of 1.
12 billion yuan to build, relocate and renovate Xiangyang Yujiahu Oil Depot, Shiyan Bailang Oil Depot, Jingzhou Oil Depot and Yichang Zhijiang Oil Depot.
safe, reliable and stable supply of energy
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For the new oil depot relocated for environmental protection, all aspects of the project run through the concept of more safety and environmental protection, which will help to achieve overtaking on the curve of Hubei oil depot construction, promote industrial transformation and upgrading, and promote high-quality development of the enterprise
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Take Zhijiang Oil Depot, which is about to be put into trial operation, as an example, its technology, environmental protection, and intelligence are all leading domestically
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The new oil depot also introduces photovoltaic power generation technology, which will achieve self-sufficiency in electricity consumption while reducing carbon emissions after it is put into use
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