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◐ accounts for more than 80% of the global total during the same period, and China's wind power complete machine manufacturers have set another record order. China Radio and Television reported on October 6 that recently, market research institution Wood Mackenzie released the latest data showing that the total global wind power complete machine orders in the second quarter of this year reached 43 million kilowatts, with the order scale reaching US$18.1 billion, a record high. Among them, the order scale of wind power complete machine manufacturers in reached 35 million kilowatts, accounting for more than 80% of the global total in the same period, driving the global wind power complete machine order scale to increase by 36% year-on-year.
Domestic News
◐Chief Passenger Association Secretary-General Cui Dongshu: Oil prices have fallen, and the growth rate of new energy vehicles has slowed down. Secretary-General of the China Passenger Car Association Cui Dongshu posted on the WeChat public account "Cui Dongshu" on October 4 that oil prices have a strong correlation with new energy vehicle sales, and the high oil prices have brought about explosive growth in new energy vehicles in the past two years. In the future, as international oil prices fall at high levels, subsidy policies will gradually withdraw, and the sales of new energy vehicles will also evolve from a doubling ultra-high-speed growth state to a high-speed growth state.
◐Sichuan: New electricity investment in the "14th Five-Year Plan" is 600 billion yuan. Pengpai News reported on October 2 that during the 14th Five-Year Plan period, Sichuan plans to invest more than 600 billion yuan to improve the safety of the power system. Among them, 210 new power supply projects are planned to be built, with a total planned investment of 428.9 billion yuan; 62 new power grid projects are planned to be built, with a total planned investment of 180 billion yuan. By 2027, it is estimated that the total installed power capacity of Sichuan will reach about 198 million kilowatts, which is about 95.23 million kilowatts compared with the current new power capacity. It will double the installed power capacity in five years and create a Sichuan power grid.
◐Daqing Oilfield cumulatively produced more than 2.4 billion tons of oil, accounting for about 40% of the total domestic crude oil production in the same period. CCTV News reported on October 3 that recently, the reporter learned from China Petroleum Daqing Oilfield that in the 63 years since the start of production of Daqing Oilfield, my country's largest oil field, has produced more than 2.4 billion tons of crude oil in , accounting for about 40% of the total domestic crude oil production in the same period. In recent years, the annual output of Daqing Oilfield oil and gas equivalent has always remained above 40 million tons. In 2021, Daqing Oilfield completed oil and gas equivalent 43.226069 million tons.
International News
◐Organizer of the International Energy Agency: European countries will be more difficult next winter. CCTV News reported that the Director of the International Energy Agency Fatih Birol said in an interview with Finland on October 5 that after a winter of natural gas , it is expected that by February to March 2023, the natural gas reserves of European countries will be consumed to 25% to 30% of inventory. By then, if the European natural gas supply problem is still not effectively solved, it will be even more difficult next winter, and European countries will face a more severe energy situation and need to be prepared as soon as possible.
◐OPEC +: It has significantly reduced production starting from November! Operational Exporting Countries (OPEC) and non-OPEC oil-producing countries decided at the 33rd ministerial meeting held on October 5 to reduce production by a significant reduction from November this year, and reduce monthly output by 2 million barrels per day based on August output. The scale of this production cut is equivalent to 2% of the global average daily oil demand.
◐ Germany will use 12.7 billion euros to subsidize electricity bills next year. " Global Times " report, according to Reuters , in 2023, the German government plans to spend 12.7 billion euros to subsidize consumers. It is reported that the 12.7 billion euros will share part of the electricity bills collected by four German grid companies, of which 10% of the electricity bills are charged to retail customers and 1/3 of the electricity bills are charged to industrial enterprises. The move will keep Germany's electricity bill at 3.12 euro cents per kilowatt-hour next year, slightly higher than the average of 3.08 euro cents per kilowatt-hour in 2021.
◐ Gas prices have risen, and South Korean power companies plan to temporarily increase the proportion of coal power generation. Korea Electric Power Commune said on October 5 that it plans to temporarily increase the proportion of coal power generation this year to replace some natural gas power generation and alleviate the cost pressure brought about by rising gas prices. Senior executives of the South Korean Electric Power Commune said that the state-owned power company plans to use coal instead of LNG to generate 12.8 terawatt hours this year, accounting for about 8% of the country's liquefied natural gas power generation. The move is expected to save 1.6 trillion won (about $1.13 billion) in power generation costs as coal power generation costs are lower than liquefied natural gas.
◐Japan will delete the relevant regulations on "nuclear power plants operate for up to 60 years". CCTV News reported that Japan's Atomic Energy Regulation Committee Chairman Shinobu Yama Nakamura said on October 5 local time that he would delete the relevant regulations on "nuclear power plants operate for 40 years in principle and up to 60 years" from the "Nuclear Reactors and Other Regulation Law". It is reported that the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan proposed the policy of adjusting the operating years of nuclear power plants on the same day, which has been recognized by the Atomic Energy Regulation Committee.
◐Putin signed a presidential decree, stipulating that Zaporo thermonuclear power plant is included in the Russian Federation assets. CCTV News reported that on October 5 local time, Russian President Putin signed a presidential decree stipulating that the Zaporo thermonuclear power plant is included in the assets of the Russian Federation. In the presidential decree, Putin instructed the Russian government to determine specific measures such as operation and licensing of the Zaporother Nuclear Power Plant from now until January 1, 2028.
◐The Russian mine fire has been eliminated and no casualties have been caused. CCTV News reported that on October 4, local time, a fire broke out in a mine in Kemerovo Prefecture, Russia, and more than 100 miners were trapped underground. According to the news released by the mine operation company, the fire underground has been eliminated and no casualties have been caused. The cause of the fire is initially speculated that the chemical reagent caused combustion.
Enterprise News
◐ "Seake No. 1" is put into use. On October 3, Asia's first deep-water conduit platform "Sea Foundation No. 1", independently designed and built by China National Offshore Oil Corporation , was put into use. "Sea Foundation No. 1" is located in the waters of the Pearl River Estuary Basin. The total height of the platform reaches 340.5 meters and the total weight exceeds 40,000 tons. The height and weight of the both break the record of my country's offshore monomer oil production platform. "Sea Foundation No. 1" was put into production at the same time, with a daily output of about 2,700 tons in the initial stage, and the peak daily crude oil production reached 5,000 tons after all were put into production. "Seake No. 1" is the first time that my country has tried the deep water conduit rack platform development model, moving the production system from underwater to the platform.
◐ 3 months in advance! State Power Investment Corporation Türkiye's Hunutru project Unit 2 has been put into commercial operation. According to the WeChat official account of "State Power Investment Corporation", on the afternoon of October 2, local time in Turkey, the No. 2 unit of the State Power Investment Corporation Shanghai Power Turkey Hunutru Project officially started commercial operation on October 3, 3 months ahead of the original plan. So far, both units of the project have been put into production, successfully switching from infrastructure to operation period, and can supply about 9 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity to Türkiye each year.
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