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On April 15th, the Research Institute of CNOOC Dongfang Petrochemical Co., LTD. (hereinafter referred to as "Dongfang Petrochemical") was officially inaugurated. Jiang Longyu, the Party Secretary and General Manager of the company, and the first director of the Research institute jointly unveiled the red curtain, marking the full launch of this technological innovation platform focusing on the in-depth development of paraffin-based crude oil resources in the South China Sea. As a key measure to implement the deployment of the science and technology innovation platform construction of the Refining and chemical Company, the establishment of the research institute not only carries the urgent expectation of Dongfang Petrochemical to break through the technical bottlenecks of the high-end paraffin industry chain, but is also regarded as a milestone practice of Dongfang Petrochemical's transformation towards high value-added fields.

Breaking through industrial upgrading: From Resource Endowment to Technological Breakthrough

The paraffin-based crude oil from the South China Sea, with its high wax content and low density, provides a natural advantage for Dongfang Petrochemical to create differentiated products. However, problems such as the lagging development of high value-added products and the insufficient speed of process iteration have long restricted enterprises from making the leap from "scale expansion" to "value leap". The core mission of the research institute is to bridge the "last mile" from technological research and development to industrial application, and transform resource advantages into a "moat" for market competition. The main person in charge of the research institute spoke frankly at the unveiling ceremony.

The realization path of this goal is clearly focused on three dimensions: centering on the deep processing of vacuum distillate oil, the key process optimizations such as ketone-benzene dewaxing and hydrofining are emphasized. In collaboration with the Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Petrochemical Engineering and other departments, we will work together to tackle key problems and promote the industrial application of technological achievements in high-end paraffin co-production projects. Simultaneously build a collaborative ecosystem of "industry-university-research-application" to enhance the ability to manage the entire product life cycle.

Unlike the conventional path of expanding and increasing staff in traditional research institutions, the Research Institute of Dongfang Petrochemical has innovatively adopted a "virtual body, real operation" mechanism. Without adding new staff positions, it has integrated technical backbones from the Science and Technology Information Center, the Analysis and Testing Center, and other departments to form a 14-person cross-departmental research team. The vice president explained the core logic of this model: "Through matrix management, we deeply integrate the scattered links such as process research and development, analysis and testing, and safety assessment, enabling limited resources to precisely focus on the pain points of the industrial chain."

Innovative management model: From management transformation to resource collaboration

This mechanism has already demonstrated a synergy effect. Next, the Research Institute of Dongfang Petrochemical will jointly build a "joint project" with the Institute of Materials Science and Technology, universities and research institutions to achieve efficient utilization of equipment and data resources. Meanwhile, the research institute will simultaneously establish a "project leader" responsibility system, offer special rewards to teams that break through core technologies, and break conventions in mechanisms such as professional title promotion and distribution of achievement benefits to stimulate the initiative of scientific researchers.

"Our technological improvement direction is always in harmony with production demands." " The director emphasized that the research institute, through a cross-departmental joint meeting mechanism, regularly organizes tripartite connections among production, sales, and the research institute. To ensure the efficient operation of the research institute, Dongfang Petrochemical will gradually build a multi-level support system: at the institutional level, it will optimize the full-process management of scientific research projects, establish a fast channel for technical verification, and simultaneously improve the fault-tolerance mechanism to encourage technological exploration; At the resource level, gradually increase investment in research and development funds and actively seek scientific research support from the group and the government.

At present, the global paraffin market is accelerating its transformation towards specialization and functionalization. The unique properties of paraffin-based crude oil in the South China Sea provide a strategic window for the development of high value-added products. Experts from the research institute pointed out: "We should not only serve the upgrading of enterprises themselves, but also drive the overall leap of the regional industrial chain through technology output."

As the key research projects are fully advanced, the "innovation engine" of the Dongfang Petrochemical Research Institute will be integrated into the "veins" of industrial upgrading and keep running. In the grand narrative of the transformation and upgrading of the energy industry, this research platform rooted in Hainan is writing a new chapter of high-quality development with technological breakthroughs - every step of its exploration will provide a replicable transformation model for the industry.