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CNOOC (CEO) Kicks Off Penglai 25-6 Oilfield Area 3 Output

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CNOOC Limited (CEO - Free Report) recently announced that the Penglai 25-6 oilfield area 3 has started production in offshore China. The project came online ahead of schedule. The oilfield is located in the south central Bohai Sea region.

The average water depth wherein the oilfield is located is 27 meters. The existing processing facilities of Penglai oilfields will likely deliver massive synergies to the company. Moreover, the Penglai 25-6 oilfield area 3 project incorporates a new wellhead platform. The project will likely have 20 wells for water injection purposes and 38 wells for production.

CNOOC estimates the project to reach peak production capacity of 11,511 barrels of oil per day in the year 2023. While the Hong Kong-based upstream company holds a 51% operating stake in the project, subsidiaries of upstream energy major ConocoPhillips (COP - Free Report) have the remaining 49% interest.

The company was expected to start up eight offshore China projects this year, among which six were supposed to be located in the Bohai region and two in the Eastern South China Sea. Notably, it kicked off the Liuhua 16-2 oilfield/ 20-2 oilfield joint development project in offshore China in September. Markedly, the company’s Buzzard oil field Phase II project located in the United Kingdom has been postponed to next year. It will likely have peak production capacity of 37,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (Boe/d). CNOOC has a 43.21% stake in the project.

For third-quarter 2020, the company’s total net production was recorded at 131.2 million Boe, reflecting a 5.1% rise from the year-ago period. Domestic production for the said period was 88.6 million Boe, depicting an increase of 10.4% from the prior-year quarter.

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