CNOOC delivers first oil from Wushi 17-2 fields offshore China

CNOOC has begun production from its Wushi 17-2 oilfields development in the Beibu Gulf in the South China Sea.

Average water depth is about 28 m.

Production facilities comprise a new wellhead platform and an oil and gas processing terminal. CNOOC plans to drill 28 production wells, 14 water injectors and one appraisal/water source well.

Output should reach a peak of about 9,900 boe/d.