CNOOC Starts UK Golden Eagle, Shell Shuts Brent Platforms

摘要

In a boost for the UK North Sea, China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC) and its partners said on Monday they have started production at the Golden Eagle development, which is expected to peak in 2015 at up to 70,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day. Right now, two Golden Eagle wells are producing around 18,000 barrels per day. Eventually, however, a total of 15 production wells and six water injection wells will be drilled from the facilities, which include separate production and wellhead platforms and two subsea production systems.