Liuhua 21-2 oilfield in the eastern part of the South China Sea has recently commenced production, marking operation of Liuhua -2, China's first self-operated deepwater oilfield cluster.
The Liuhua -2 oilfield cluster includes Liuhua 16-2, Liuhua 20-2 and Liuhua 21-2, operating in a region with an average water depth of 412 meters and featuring 26 underwater wells, setting records in both development depth and the number of underwater wells in China.
The development of the oilfield cluster was shouldered by China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC).
A bird's eye view of the HAI YANG SHI YOU 119, the Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel that has the deepest operational depth of its kind in China operating at the Liuhua 16-2 oilfield cluster [Photo/sasac.gov.cn]
The HAI YANG SHI YOU 119 FPSO at the oil extraction operation at the Liuhua 16-2 oilfield cluster [Photo/sasac.gov.cn]
CNOOC workers take on the offshore installation mission at the Liuhua 16-2 oilfield cluster. [Photo/sasac.gov.cn]
(Executive editor: Niu Yilin)
