China launches first offshore multi-layer heavy oil thermal recovery project in Bohai Sea

(ECNS) -- The Jinzhou 23-2 oilfield development project, the first offshore multi-layer heavy oil thermal recovery project in China, has started production, according to China National Offshore Oil Corporation(CNOOC)Tianjin branch on Tuesday.

Located in the northern waters of Liaodong Bay of the Bohai Sea, the oilfield has two newly constructed central processing platforms, with 67 wells planned to be commissioned.

The peak daily crude oil production is projected at approximately 2,600 metric tons, which consists primarily of heavy crude oil.

One newly commissioned platform, approximately half the size of a football field with a projected area of nearly 4,500 square meters, is the largest offshore heavy oil thermal recovery platform ever built in China.

According to the CNOOC Tianjin branch, the Bohai Oilfield, China's largest offshore crude oil production base, holds over 600 million metric tons of proven geologic reserves of unconventional heavy oil. The Jinzhou 23-2 oilfield will strengthen energy supply to the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.