China science, technology news summary -- Oct. 14

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BEIJING, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- The following is a summary of published science and technology news of China.

SHENGLI OILFIELD

The China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec Group), the country's largest oil refiner, has announced that its Shengli Oilfield, driven by technology breakthroughs, has set a new record for single-well daily shale oil production in China.

A total of 94 horizontal shale oil wells have been built in the Jiyang shale oil national demonstration zone owned by the Shengli Oilfield in east China's Shandong Province since it was established two years ago, among which 36 wells have achieved peak daily oil production exceeding 100 tonnes, with a maximum of 262.8 tonnes for a single well, the Science and Technology Daily reported on Saturday.

The achievements were made with the driving force of technology innovations, according to Yang Yong, general manager of the Sinopec Shengli Oilfield.

NEWS MEDIA IN AI ERA

A report released on Monday by a think tank affiliated with Xinhua, China's national news agency, provides insights into the opportunities and challenges faced by news media outlets worldwide in the era of artificial intelligence (AI).

According to the report, released during the ongoing 6th World Media Summit in Urumqi, capital city of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the majority, 66 percent, of the news media surveyed worldwide view the impact of generative AI on the industry positively. Additionally, 51.2 percent of the respondents had already started implementing AI technologies.

Media organizations primarily expected generative AI to enhance the timeliness and productivity of news reporting. However, they also expressed apprehensions about the potential credibility risks associated with AI, particularly regarding the "distortion and inaccuracy of news clues and materials." A substantial 76.4 percent of respondents shared these concerns.

FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND TURBINE

The world's most powerful floating offshore wind turbine, with a generating capacity of 20 megawatts, has rolled off the production line in Yancheng city, east China's Jiangsu Province, according to the country's leading train maker CRRC Corporation Limited (CRRC).

The wind turbine, independently developed by China, features a wind wheel with a diameter of 260 meters and a swept area of 53,100 square meters, roughly the size of seven standard soccer fields.

The turbine can generate 62 million kWh of electricity annually, enough to power about 37,000 households, saving 25,000 tonnes of coal while cutting carbon dioxide emissions by 62,000 tonnes. Enditem

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