[A number of water conservancy projects across the country have made progress]At the beginning of the new year, a number of major water conservancy projects across the country have been accelerated and positive progress has been made. As of February 5, 2023, the cumulative water transfer volume of the first phase of the East Middle Route Project of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project has reached 60 billion cubic meters, which is equivalent to transferring more than a year's runoff from the Yellow River to the northern region. Editor / Zhao E
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