Haikou, 9 Feb (Xinhua) -- On the 30th day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, more than 60 workers from the "Shenhai No. 1" atmospheric field gathered together to have a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner and watch the Spring Festival Gala.
Dishes were put on the table, and during the Spring Festival, operators who adhered to the front line of offshore oil and gas production sat around the table to spend the festive season together.
Chinese New Year's Eve dinner in the "Deep Sea No. 1" atmospheric field (taken on February 9). Xinhua News Agency.
Located in the southeast sea of Hainan Island, the world's first 100,000-ton deep-water semi-submersible production and storage platform independently designed and built by China is bidding farewell to the old and welcoming the new in laughter.
Guo Saibo is spending the first Spring Festival in his life when he is not at home on this offshore platform. Guo Saibo, who belongs to the dragon, will celebrate his 24th birthday this year, and after graduating from his bachelor's degree last year, he joined CNOOC. Soon after, he was assigned to "Shenhai No. 1", responsible for the maintenance and repair of electrical equipment on the platform.
Guo Saibo's family had no one to work in the energy industry before, and his parents did not know about his working environment, only that their son was at sea for 28 days as soon as he went to work, and he could not return to land during this period.
Guo Saibo is full of expectations for this year's Spring Festival, "I am looking forward to the new experience of celebrating the New Year on the platform, we have many young employees here, and the atmosphere is also harmonious. ”
On February 9, the employees of "Shenhai No. 1" atmospheric field cut the cake together to celebrate the New Year. Xinhua News Agency.
Unlike Guo Saibo, who has just joined the company, 34-year-old Li Zhi is celebrating the New Year at sea for the seventh time. Since joining the work in 2011, Li Zhi has been working offshore for nearly 13 years, and he has worked on various oil and gas platforms, and has rich experience in grassroots operations. In 2019, he won the honor of National Technical Expert.
Last year, he was transferred to the "Shenhai No. 1" gas field to start a new work journey. Li Zhi introduced that during the Spring Festival, the daily work of the offshore platform was still carried out in an orderly manner, and the machinery and equipment operated 24 hours a day to ensure that the production and gas supply were not interrupted.
Li Zhi introduced, "During the Spring Festival, we watch the Spring Festival Gala together, make dumplings, write Spring Festival couplets, as well as songs, dances, and sketches prepared by the team such as craft, mechanical power, and ship deck, and we will hold the Spring Festival Gala on the offshore platform, the Spring Festival garden party and interesting sports competitions on the first day of the Lunar New Year." ”
The new employee Guo Saibo was immersed in the novelty and excitement of the first time in the work for the Chinese New Year, he said: "I am proud to work in Shenhai No. 1, and I feel that I am shouldering the heavy responsibility of energy supply, and I will step up my learning and practical operation to improve my skills." ”
Li Zhi, a veteran employee, feels that this year's Spring Festival will be very busy. He said: "In March this year, I will participate in the graduate graduation defense, and I must prepare well, and I will also take the lead in taking the grassroots employees to study intensively and be fully prepared for their skill appraisal and competition." ”
Before the Spring Festival, the "Shenhai No. 1" gas field continued to produce at a high and stable rate, and the daily production capacity reached the design peak, promoting the increase of domestic deepwater oil and gas production.