Azerbaijan, Baku, Aug. 18 / Trend /
During the first half of 2009 BP produced a total of about 146 million barrels (about 20 million tonnes) of oil, which on average is over 806,000 barrels per day (b/d), from the Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli fields of Azerbaijan.
Chirag had 19 wells in operation (13 oil producers and 6 water injectors) and during the first half it produced on average about 111,700 b/d.
Central Azeri (CA) had 18 wells (13 oil producers and 5 gas injectors) and during the first half it produced 173,200 b/d. A comprehensive review of the gas release incident that had occurred last September and subsequent remedial works resulted in bringing the level of production on CA to over 220,000 b/d from 12 wells.
West Azeri (WA) had 17 wells (12 of which are oil producers and 5 water injectors) and during the first half it produced around 266,800 b/d. East Azeri (EA) had 13 wells (9 of which are producers and 4 water injectors) and during the first half it produced around 142,800 b/d. Deep Water Gunashli (DWG) had 17 wells (9 producers and 8 water injectors) and during the first half it produced around 111,600 b/d of oil.
During the first half of 2009 ACG spent about $348 million in operating expenditure and $488 million in capital expenditure. For the full year we expect to spend about $ 839 million in operating expenditure and $1,639 million in capital expenditure on ACG activities.
ACG participating interests are: BP (operator - 34.1%), Chevron (10.2%), SOCAR (10%), INPEX (10%), StatoilHydro (8.6%), ExxonMobil (8%), TPAO (6.8%), Devon (5.6%), ITOCHU (3.9%), Hess (2.7%).