The expansion of drilling infrastructure at the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) field is aimed at increasing production capacity, bp's Vice President for Geology and Development in the Caspian, Central Asia and Türkiye region Dan Sparks said, APA-Economics reports.
According to him, the commissioning of the Azeri Central East (ACE) platform has increased the number of drilling rigs at the field from six to seven.
"There are also plans to bring in an eighth drilling rig to carry out subsea operations," he said.