CNOOC Ltd. has started production of its Lufeng oil fields regional development project.
The fields lie in the Eastern South China Sea and mainly include Lufeng 14-4, Lufeng 14-8, Lufeng 15-1, and Lufeng 22-1 fields, in an average water depth of 140-330 m.
Main production facilities include two drilling production platforms and one subsea production system. Thirty-five development wells are expected to be put into production, including 26 production wells and nine water injection wells. The project is expected to achieve peak production of about 46,000 b/d of crude oil in 2023.
CNOOC owns 100% interest in the development.
