[The Canal, China's super-large-diameter shield machine, is put into use]The "Canal", a mud-water balance shield machine with the largest diameter domestically developed, designed and manufactured by China, was put into use in the Beijing East Sixth Ring Road Transformation Project recently. The "Canal", a super large-diameter shield machine tailored for the reconstruction of the East Sixth Ring Road, consists of a cutter head, a shield body and 5 sets of trolleys, with a total weight of about 4,500 tons. Editor/Xu Shengpeng
On September 2, 2026, a freight train carrying crude oil tank containers departed from Kuitun Station in Xinjiang and headed towards Jinling Town Station in Shandong, marking the completion of the first batch of crude oil tank containers in China's crude oil trial loading task and an important innovation in crude oil transportation mode. The crude oil tank container used this time is a standardized pressure vessel, which is transported in a closed manner throughout the entire process. The volatilization loss, measurement loss, and pollution risk of crude oil are synchronously reduced, which can better ensure the quantity and quality of oil products. Editor/Cheng Liting
On September 4, 2026, the Department of Natural Resources of Shanxi Province released the "Achievements and Prospects of Shanxi Unconventional Natural Gas in the 14th Five Year Plan". During the 14th Five Year Plan period, Shanxi Province added 563.838 billion cubic meters of proven coalbed methane reserves. Currently, the cumulative proven coalbed methane reserves have exceeded 1 trillion cubic meters, ranking first in the country. Editor/Cheng Liting