CNOOC's 'smart' natural gas project enabling collaborative fuel output By ZHENG XIN | China Daily | Updated: 2021-04-30 08:55 Share CLOSE An employee of CNOOC cleans LNG transmission facilities in Qingdao, Shandong province. [Photo by Yu Fangping/For China Daily] China National Offshore Oil Corp, or CNOOC, said on Thursday that its "smart" natural gas project in the South China Sea will help make offshore oil and gas production in the country more digital and intelligent. The "smart" natural gas project, or an intelligent production control center, uses technologies like the internet of things, big data and artificial intelligence. It can also conduct real-time monitoring, forecasts and diagnosis, remote control, integrated sharing, coordinate operations and assist decision-making, all of which will substantially improve the production efficiency of offshore oil and gas fields, the company said.