JV Vietsovpetro reported the start of production from Ca Tam (Beluga) oil field offshore Vietnam with commissioning of the CTC-1 wellhead platform.
Initial flow from three wells was 11,900 b/d, according to the Russian-Vietnamese joint venture and state-owned Zarubezhneft of Moscow.
The CTC-1 wellhead platform connects with the RP-2 wellhead platform on Dragon field, the reconstruction of which Vietsovpetro completed in December.
The Cuu Long basin field is on 6,000-sq-km Block 09-3/12, which has water depths of 15-60 m about 160 km offshore.
Vietsovpetro operates the production sharing contract with a 55% interest. Partners are PetroVietnam Exploration & Production Corp., 30%, and Bitexco Group, 15%.