The Zhaodong oil field is located in the shallow near-shore waters of the western Bohai Bay,China,where water depths in the Zhaodong Block range from zero to 3.75 m.Initial development comprises two bridge-connected platforms,one drilling platform(ODA)with 60 slots,and one production platform(OPA)with 60,000-bbl crude oil storage.Oil produced at the ODA will be stored in the OPA and then periodically offloaded into the articulated tug-barge(ATB)shuttle vessel,which will moor directly adjacent to the OPA,Fig.1.First oil started to flow at the end of July 2003.
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