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ACG produced 24.2 million tonnes of oil per day

20 November 2014 11:04 (UTC +04:00)

BakÄ±. AqÅŸin RafiqoÄŸlu - APA-Economics. In 2014, ACG has continued to deliver stable production.

BP-Azerbaijan told APA-Economics that total ACG production during the nine months of 2014 was on average 655,700 barrels per day (b/d) (179 million barrels or approximately 24.2 million tonnes in total) from the Chirag, Central Azeri, West Azeri, East Azeri, Deepwater Gunashli and West Chirag platforms.

At the end of the third quarter of 2014, a total of 77 oil wells were producing, while 36 wells were used for injection in the ACG field.

Chirag produced on average 63,600b/d and had 16 wells operating (11 oil producers and 5 water injectors). Central Azeri (CA) produced on average 169,600 b/d and had 24 wells operating (17 oil producers, 1 water injector and 6 gas injectors).

West Azeri (WA) produced on average 159,600 b/d and had 25 wells operating (19 oil producers and 6 water injectors). East Azeri (EA) produced on average 77,300 b/d and had 15 wells operating (11 oil producers and 4 water injectors). Deepwater Gunashli (DWG) produced on average 147,200 b/d and had 28 wells operating (14 oil producers and 14 water injectors).

West Chirag produced on average 38,400 b/d from five wells.

ACG participating interests are: BP (operator – 35.8 per cent), SOCAR (11.6 per cent), Chevron (11.3 per cent), INPEX (11 per cent), Statoil (8.6 per cent), ExxonMobil (8 per cent), TPAO (6.8 per cent), ITOCHU (4.3 per cent), ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL) (2.7 per cent).