Zhao Dong Oil Field

Summary Information

• Operator: Petrochina
• Country: China
• Location: Bohai Bay
• Production start:
• Partners:
• Type: Oil / Gas
• Estimated Reserves:
• Production Volume:

+++ Description

• The Block, which covers 27.5 sq kms, is located in very shallow water close to shore in the Bohai Bay, offshore China, approximately 200 km southeast of Beijing
• The Zhao Dong offshore facilities comprise four bridge-linked platforms; two for drilling and accommodation and two for production and processing
• An integral part of the oil production operation is the simultaneous production of a significant amount of associated water which is reinjected into the reservoir

+++ Contractors

• **BOMESC:** Living Quarters

+++ History

• 2003 - Production started
• 2006 - ROC oil acquired Apache's share of the field
• 2008 - C4 Field came onstream

+++ Geology

• 27 different stratigraphic levels, ranging in age from Palaeozoic to Tertiary, are known to contain oil

+++ Links

1. BOMESC Offshore Engineering Topsides Modules References
2. ROC To Buy Apache’s China Assets
3. Zhao Dong Development Project – Production Commences