Another well to come on-stream at Caspian field
Oil output will be resumed shortly at another one of
the 13 production wells at the Central Azeri platform on
Azerbaijan`s major Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) field in the Caspian
Sea, bringing the number of operational wells at the site to
nine.
Tamam Bayatly, the spokesperson for BP Azerbaijan, the operator of the ACG project, has told a local TV channel that the commissioning of more wells at Central Azeri has boosted daily production at the platform to 800,000 barrels.
"Eight wells are currently in operation and we are working on bringing the ninth well on-stream. After this work is completed, the remaining wells will be commissioned one after another.
"As the number of operational wells increases, production is certainly rising too. Whereas we were producing 700,000 bpd before, production currently ranges between 750,000 and 800,000 bpd, and even exceeds 800,000 bpd at times," Bayatly said.
Following a gas leak at Central Azeri on September 17, 2008, work on the platform was suspended. Shortly after the accident, production was suspended at another offshore platform, West Azeri, causing a 50% reduction in overall ACG output.
First oil was extracted at the Central Azeri platform in February 2005.
Central Azeri is located 100 km east of Baku at a water depth of up to 128 meters. Its facilities include a production and drilling platform operating 48 wells as well as a 30-inch oil pipeline and a 28-inch gas pipeline linked to the Sangachal Terminal.
Azerbaijan produces most of its oil from the ACG fields.
Tamam Bayatly, the spokesperson for BP Azerbaijan, the operator of the ACG project, has told a local TV channel that the commissioning of more wells at Central Azeri has boosted daily production at the platform to 800,000 barrels.
"Eight wells are currently in operation and we are working on bringing the ninth well on-stream. After this work is completed, the remaining wells will be commissioned one after another.
"As the number of operational wells increases, production is certainly rising too. Whereas we were producing 700,000 bpd before, production currently ranges between 750,000 and 800,000 bpd, and even exceeds 800,000 bpd at times," Bayatly said.
Following a gas leak at Central Azeri on September 17, 2008, work on the platform was suspended. Shortly after the accident, production was suspended at another offshore platform, West Azeri, causing a 50% reduction in overall ACG output.
First oil was extracted at the Central Azeri platform in February 2005.
Central Azeri is located 100 km east of Baku at a water depth of up to 128 meters. Its facilities include a production and drilling platform operating 48 wells as well as a 30-inch oil pipeline and a 28-inch gas pipeline linked to the Sangachal Terminal.
Azerbaijan produces most of its oil from the ACG fields.
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