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December 12, 2024
Sinopec, China’s Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, has successfully obtained ISO's approval for the Technical Specifications for Multi-element Thermal Composite Flooding of Heavy Oil proposed by academician Sun Huanquan's team.
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December 09, 2024
The 2024 China-Africa Think Tank Energy Forum recently convened in Chad's capital, N'Djamena, where over 70 delegates discussed China-Africa collaboration in oil and gas, the energy transition and partnership opportunities.
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December 02, 2024
CNOOC Limited and 80883 announced that Huizhou 26-6 Oilfield Development Project has commenced production. A total of 19 development wells are planned to be commissioned, including 2 oil production wells and 17 gas production wells.
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November 25, 2024
ADNOC Logistics and Services announced it has taken delivery of ‘Al Shelila,’ the first of six newbuild liquified natural gas (LNG) carriers from Jiangnan Shipyard in China. The vessel has been delivered two months ahead of schedule.
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October 28, 2024
(Bloomberg) — Cnooc Ltd. posted a rise in Q3 profit after the company offset lower crude oil prices with increased output. The state-owned firm has a prominent role in raising output to meet targets for energy security, a task that has greater importance as the geopolitical landscape becomes more uncertain.
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October 23, 2024
(WO) — Kongsberg Maritime will supply an extensive range of equipment for a new fleet of 10 platform supply vessels (PSV) being built by Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding in China for Greek shipowner, Capital Offshore.
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October 22, 2024
(WO) — CNOOC has commenced production on its Xijiang 30-2 Oilfield Xijiang 30-1 Block Development Project ahead of schedule. The project is expected to achieve a peak production of approximately 26,000 boed in 2027.
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October 03, 2024
Malaysia is expanding oil and gas exploration in the disputed South China Sea despite pressure from Chinese vessels that have maintained a constant presence in waters where both sides have overlapping claims, according to a new report.
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September 27, 2024
The main production facilities include a new fixed production platform and three centralized subsea wellheads, with 12 development wells planned to be commissioned. It is expected to reach peak production of 162 MMcfgd and 3,931 bpd in 2025.
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September 19, 2024
The main production facilities include a new deepwater jacket platform Haiji-2 and a cylindrical FPSO Haikui-1. A total of 32 development wells are to be commissioned. The project is expected to achieve a peak production of approximately 17,900 bopd in 2026. The oil property is heavy crude.
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September 10, 2024
The Liwan 4-1 well was tested to produce 430,000 cmd of absolute open flow natural gas. The well is located in Baiyun Sag, the largest oil and gas-rich sag in the Pearl River Mouth basin, about 300 km southeast of Shenzhen, with a water depth of nearly 1,640 m.
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September 05, 2024
A total of 43 development wells are planned to be commissioned, including 28 production wells, 14 water-injection wells and one appraisal and water source well. It is expected to achieve a peak production of approximately 9,900 boed in 2026.
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August 28, 2024
Output rose to a record 362.6 MMboe, as Beijing pushed for increased production from its state-owned drillers to enhance energy security amid rising geopolitical tensions.
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August 27, 2024
China’s largest oil and gas driller said production rose to 905.5 MMboe in the period. Beijing has pushed its state-owned oil giants to invest heavily in production to help the nation meet energy security goals.
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August 07, 2024
CNOOC has been searching for offshore oil and gas resources in the South China Sea for decades. Multiple large-size gas fields have been discovered, namely Dongfang 1-1, Liwan 3-1, Lingshui 17-2, Baodao 21-1 and now, Lingshui 36-1. By far, the total proved gas in-place in the region has exceeded 1 Tcm.
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July 23, 2024
The well was tested to produce over 6,290 boed, the first well of such productivity in Wushi Sag. The discovery is expected to become a medium-sized oilfield. The total proved oil in-place of Wushi oil fields has exceeded 629 MMboe.
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July 16, 2024
The LK7-1-1 exploration well was drilled and completed at a depth of approximately 4,400 m, which encountered a total of 76 m oil and gas pay zones. The well was tested to produce about 210 cubic meters of crude oil and nearly 1 MMcmgd, a new record for natural gas tested productivity in Bohai Bay.
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July 14, 2024
CNOOC Limited announced that the D1 well in the Bozhong 19-6 gas-condensate field, the first ultra-deepwater well in Bohai Bay, has achieved a high yield. The D1 well drilled to a depth of 6,088 m, and is producing approximately 6,300 boed.
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July 01, 2024
The project is expected to achieve a peak production of approximately 18,100 boed day in 2026, and the oil property is light crude. It is the first oil field in the South China Sea supplied with onshore power.
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June 30, 2024
The offshore project in eastern South China Sea, with an average water depth of approximately 89 m, will be developed by leveraging the existing production facilities. The project is expected to achieve a peak production of approximately 5,300 boed in 2025.
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June 13, 2024
Since 2019, China has snapped up an additional 850,000 bpd of so-called NGLs and polymers, the IEA said in its Oil 2024 report, which is effectively the agency’s medium-term outlook. That accounts for just over half of demand growth for all oil products over the period.
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