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2013
CPC
Involvement in R&D is a vital element in CPC’s sustainable development. The headquarters-based Planning
Division is responsible for overall R&D planning, implementation and auditing. The Exploration and Production
Research Institute in Miaoli is in charge of domestic and overseas geological and stratigraphic assessment
and drilling technology research, while the Refining and Manufacturing Research Institute in Chiayi handles the
development of petrochemical products and lubricants, and the resolution of on-site production bottlenecks.
In line with global trends in thinking about carbon reduction, CPC set up a Green Technology Research Institute
in Kaohsiung in 2012 for the purpose of developing biofuel and renewable energy technologies. In addition, a pilot
testing and certification center for new materials was established in response to the Ministry of Economic Affairs’
policy of developing high-value petrochemicals, and companies with R&D technology were assisted in carrying out
pilot testing.
CPC spent approximately NT41.76 billion on R&D in 2012, yielding the following results:
Exploration and Production
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Multiple seismic attribute analysis was used to interpret three-
dimensional seismic data and seek out closed structures with oil and
gas potential in the top section of the lower area of the cretaceous strata
in the Chad BCO III Block.
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A comprehensive assessment of the shale gas potential of the Western
Canada sedimentary basin and resource assessment for first-phase
data collation and analysis for the first exploration period of the CBM
Block of the Sanga Sanga Field in Indonesia were completed.
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A pilot experiment increasing production from old natural gas fields by
CO2 gas injection, and the subsequent geological storage of the CO2,
was planned and carried out.
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Geophysical, stratigraphic, and geochemical evaluations of the
Hanjiang Depression and the western Tainan Basin were carried out
for a comprehensive assessment of their hydrocarbon potential, and
suggestions were offered about the future direction of exploration there.
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A study of the economic and technical feasibility of hydraulic fracturing
in the Jinshui Gas Field was carried out and a fracking model for other
domestic gas fields was established for future reference.
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A subsidy of NT$42.59 million was received from the MOEA's Petroleum
Fund in 2012 for the Petroleum Development Technology Research Plan.
Refining and Petrochemical Production
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Six Taiwanese and foreign patents were obtained in 2012.
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Patented technology for the use of Chitinibacter tainanensis S1 to produce natural N-Acetylglucosamine (NAG)
was transferred to the Yung Shin Pharmaceutical Ind. Co. for joint development.
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The magnetic filter has been commercialized and is being used in the CPC’s aromatic hydrocarbons and
isomerization plants, and also in the China Steel Chemical Corporation’s coal tar hydrogenation plant.
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Energy-saving aromatic extraction technology was adopted by LG Chemical of Korea in 2012.
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Test verification was completed in the joint development with China Steel of wire drawing mill oil NTM 100.
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CPC’s Dalin Refinery was assisted in completion of a cracking catalyst benefit evaluation including review
practice, revision, and drafting.
R&D and Information Management
R&D and Information Management
