BAKU, Azerbaijan, Aug.11
By Leman Zeynalova - Trend:
In the first half of 2021, the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) block of fields offshore Azerbaijan completed a high-density seismic survey aimed to better understand the reservoir and target production and water injection activities to maximize efficient production from the ACG field, Trend reports with reference to bp.
The survey activities, which lasted six months and involved three vessels, were delivered safely and on schedule. In addition to the crewed vessels, an unmanned surface vessel (USV) and a mini remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV) were utilized during the survey.
ACG participating interests are: bp (30.37%), SOCAR (25.0%), MOL (9.57%), INPEX (9.31%), Equinor (7.27%), ExxonMobil (6.79%), TPAO (5.73%), ITOCHU (3.65%), ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL) (2.31%).
BP Exploration (Caspian Sea) Limited is the operator on behalf of the Contractor Parties to the ACG Production Sharing Agreement.
During the second quarter, ACG continued to safely and reliably deliver stable production. Total ACG production for the first half of 2021 was on average about 468,000 barrels per day (b/d) (about 85 million barrels or 11 million tonnes in total) from the Chirag (30,000 b/d), Central Azeri (111,000 b/d), West Azeri (118,000 b/d), East Azeri (78,000 b/d), Deepwater Gunashli (88,000 b/d) and West Chirag (43,000 b/d) platforms.
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