CNOOC, COSCO team up to Exploit Energy Resources
China National Offshore Oil Company Limited (CNOOC) signed an agreement to jointly exploit energy resources including liquid natural gas (LNG) with China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company (COSCO Group), China's largest shipping group. The parties agreed to transferring CNOOC shares to COSCO Group or co-funding The two companies will also cooperate on ship-building. [source: Xinhuga English]
CNOOC, Newfield Sign PSC Contracts
China National Offshore Oil Company Limited (CNOOC Ltd) announced Wednesday that its parent China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has signed two production sharing contracts (PSC) with US-based Newfield Exploration Company. The two contracts are for blocks numbered 22/15 and 16/05, both in the South China Sea. Block 22/15 in the Beibu Gulf Basin in the western South China Sea covers 5,228 square km, with water depth of 10 to 60 meters. Newfield will reprocess the two-dimensional seismic data, a technical survey containing geological clues for hidden oilfields, and conduct drilling operations. Located in the Pearl River basin, block 16/05 covers 2,064 square km.
CNOOC, Newfield Sign PSC contracts
China National Offshore Oil Company Limited (CNOOC Ltd) announced that its parent China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has signed two production sharing contracts (PSC) with US-based Newfield Exploration Company. The two contracts are for blocks numbered 22/15 and 16/05, both in the South China Sea. Block 22/15 in the Beibu Gulf Basin in the western South China Sea covers 5,228 square km, with water depth of 10 to 60 meters. Newfield will reprocess the two-dimensional seismic data, a technical survey containing geological clues for hidden oilfields, and conduct drilling operations. Located in the Pearl River basin, block 16/05 covers 2,064 square km.
Oil, Gas Discovery in Bohai Bay
The China National Offshore Oil Company Limited (CNOOC Ltd.) announced on July 11 that its wildcat Luda (LD) 6-2-1 drilled independently in the Bohai Bay hit a new discovery. The LD 6-2-1 wildcat is located in the Liaodong Bay, with a water depth of about 30 meters. The well was drilled to a total depth of 2,395 m. The well was tested to yield about 620 barrels of oil and 240,000 cu. ft. of natural gas per day via 7. 14mm choke during the drill stem test. According Xinhua, in 2006, several new discoveries have been made so far in the Bohai Bay, including the LD 6-2, BZ29-4 and BZ28-2S. (Source: Xinhua)
CNOOC Reports Successful Oil Production From Field
China National Offshore Oil Company Limited (CNOOC) announced that its independent oil field in the Eastern South China Sea has come on stream successfully, according to a China View report. The oil field, Lufeng (LF) 13-2, is flowing 18,000 barrels of oil per day from three horizontal wells. The production capacity of these wells is tested at 30,000 barrels of oil per day. Major production facilities of the project include a wellhead production platform, a 12-km subsea pipeline and cables. The crude will be transported to and processed in LF13-1. So far, the Eastern South China Sea has seen its annual oil and gas yield surpass 10 million cubic meters for 10 consecutive years and has become the fourth largest oil field of the country. Source: China View
