2001 Starting
Starting out, engaged in valve repair, manufacturing and after-sales service.
2006 Major Expansion
Awarded CNPC emergency shutdown valve hazard mitigation project
2009 Milestone
Established comprehensive management system, achieving API 6D certification
2011 Leapfrog Development
Successively awarded electric and pneumatic ball valve projects in Sulige Gas Field, Jingbian Gas Field, Zhidan and Wuqi Gas Fields
2013 Intelligent Manufacturing Leap
Land acquisition and construction of smart-digital workshops
2014 Global Expansion
Established AI EMPIRE Engineering Pte. Ltd. in Singapore, setting up overseas sales and expanding into international markets.
2015 Industry Breakthrough
Successful testing of wellhead high-low pressure shutoff valves and intelligent remote well switching.
Successful testing of intelligent remote well switch system at Sulige South Operating Division of Changqing Gas Field.
Successful integrated testing of wellhead shutoff systems and remote well switch at Shenmu block of Changqing Gas Field.
2016 market expansion
The intelligent remote well switching system of the Sulige South Operation Branch of the Changqing Gas Field has successfully completed its trial.
Successful trial of the wellhead shut-off system and remote well switching interlock in the Shennmu Gas Field of the Changqing Gas Field.
2017 Headquarters relocation
The company headquarters has relocated from Zigong to Tianfu New Area, Chengdu
2018 Import Substitution with Domestic Solutions
Automated venting system retrofit for unmanned gas gathering stations.
Total cooperation block leadership inspected Chengdu AI EMPIRE products.
2019 Continuous Innovation
Successful development of multi-way valves,supporting the smart transformation of Changqing Gas Field.
2021 Continuous Innovation
Developed a new-type jet pigging device, serving Changqing Oilfield, and participated in the International Oil & Petrochemical Equipment Exhibition.
2022 Continuous Innovation
Successful application of auxiliary skid-mounted equipment for low-pressure dehydration skid retrofit.
2023 Continuous Innovation
A new type of jet pigging tool was successfully developed, with notable achievements including its application in the Beibei Mainline (∅610) of Changqing Oilfield's Changbei Branch, the Nanshan Mainline (∅457) of Changqing Oilfield's Changbei Branch, the Dong Mainline (∅273) of the First Gas Production Plant of Changqing Oilfield, the Shenmu Bei Mainline (∅508) of the Second Gas Production Plant of Changqing Oilfield, and the Su6-2 Mainline (∅508) of the Third Gas Production Plant of Changqing Oilfield.
2024 Future Roadmap
Intelligent multi-way valves support CNOOC’s “Offshore Daqing” – the construction of unmanned oil platforms in the Bohai Sea, marking a new milestone for AI EMPIRE in technological capability and market competitiveness in the high-end valve sector.
Successful low-pressure operation retrofit of Triethylene Glycol (TEG) Dehydration Skid, widely adopted by CNPC.
2025 Strategic Upgrade
Successful testing of 4K ultra-low temperature control valves.