Tracker Updates for Caofeidian Desalination Plant

04 Feb 2010

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00

Ground breaking on the 50,000m3/d first phase is expected in the first quarter of 2010. This follows the signing of project documents at the end of 2009. The project is being developed and operated by a joint venture of Aqualyng and ICC (Tangshan…

01 Jan 2009

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00

Aqualyng signed a contract with the Administrative Committee of Caofeidian Industrial District on 16 December to build 50,000m3/d of capacity on a stand-alone basis. CNOOC Oil Base Group and Kvaerner are no longer involved. The client now plans an…

01 Oct 2008

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00

The Caofeidian desalination project will have an eventual long-term capacity of 950,000m3/d, rather than the 1.4 million m³/d originally envisaged. The first phase of 50,000m3/d is under development, and will supply desalinated water to various…

01 Jul 2008

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00

Aqualyng is currently working on a feasibility study based on a revised capacity. The project is now likely to be between 40,000m3/d and 50,000m3/d, whereas previous discussions had centred around a 8,000m3/d-10,000m3/d plant.

25 Feb 2008

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00

The project in Caofeidian is part of a package of projects under the 11th five-year plan in Hebei Province. A joint venture between CNOOC Oil Base Group, Aqualyng and Aker Kværner is developing the project, which will serve a power plant at…

01 Dec 2007

Sat, 01 Dec 2007 00:00:00

The initial breaking of ground is scheduled to take place in the third week of December. The first phase will be 4,000-8,000m3/d, and will be scaled up later. A joint venture between CNOOC Oil Base Group, Aqualyng and Aker Kværner is developing the…

01 Jun 2007

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 00:00:00

CNOOC has signed a memorandum of understanding with Aqualyng and local authorities to develop a 20,000 m³/d desalination plant for the industrial district. Aker Kværner is also working closely on the development. The plant will serve a power plant…

01 May 2007

Tue, 01 May 2007 00:00:00

The Caofeidian desalination chemical plant is being chaired by the Administrative Committee of Caofeidian Industrial District with advice from the Institute of Seawater Desalination & Multi-Purpose Utilization, SOA, Tianjin. The China National…