In the vast heat wave of the Rub Khali Desert in Saudi Arabia, 3,308 builders of Sinopec Petroleum Engineering Construction Company (Masonry Construction) are braving extreme heat to promote the construction of the Saudi MGS Phase III pipeline project. This 697.49-kilometer-long natural gas transmission artery is not only the largest caliber oil and gas pipeline project undertaken by Sinopec, but also an important witness to China-Saudi energy cooperation.

At 5 o'clock in the morning every morning, when the desert sky just turned white, Fu Min, the leader of the second unit, began to carefully check the welding machine lines and operation protection facilities. In the face of the average high temperature of more than 40°C in summer, the project department implements the "three-hour compulsory rest at noon" system and innovatively adopts the off-peak construction scheme. In order to ensure the normal operation of 770 equipment at more than 100 operation points on the whole line, the project department is equipped with special fuel trucks for mobile supply to ensure that the construction chain is still efficient and smooth in extreme environments.

Wang Honghui, a skill master of the group company, led the technical team to develop a dual cooling system insulation windproof shed and a cooling system for the main control module of the welding machine, which has become a "sharp weapon" to overcome high temperatures. Master Liu, a welder, said with emotion: "In the past, the welding torch was hot for half an hour, but now with these guarantees, the work is done more carefully." "At present, the pass rate of the first welding of the project is stable at more than 98%, and the number of welding kilometers ranks first among the 10 contractors in the project group.

See the real chapter in the details. There is a "cooling supply station" every 100 meters at the construction site, more than 2,200 kettles are filled with cool white every morning, and 180 parasols support the mobile shade for the operation point. The canteen scientifically adjusts the menu according to the temperature, and mung bean soup, winter melon soup, and lemonade are continuously supplied. "Sinopec is good." Shamir, an Indian mechanic, said with a smile holding a kettle filled with ice water.

The project actively practices the strategy of "internationalization of management and localization of employment", and through the integrated management framework and the introduction of advanced equipment, it not only ensures the quality and progress of the project, but also demonstrates the responsibility of Chinese enterprises in the construction of the Belt and Road. At present, the builders have completed 208.92 kilometers of pipeline welding operations, and are continuing to write a new chapter in China-Saudi energy cooperation in the desert heat wave. (This article is from the official website of Jiandao www.seetao.com it must not be reprinted without permission, otherwise it will be investigated, please indicate the reprint of Jiandao.com + original link) See the Belt and Road column editor/Gao Xue