CNOOC sees trillion cubic meter gas potential in South China Sea play

Offshore staff

HONG KONG — CNOOC has made a potentially large discovery in deep water in the western South China Sea.

The Lingshui 36-1 gas field is in an average water depth of about 1,500 m. The main gas-bearing play is the shallow-lying Quaternary Ledong Formation, with an average burial depth of 210 m.

During testing, the well delivered more than 10 MMcm/d of open flow natural gas.

CNOOC CEO and President Zhou Xinhuai said, “The successful testing of Lingshui 36-1 further expands the resource base for the development of a trillion-cu. m gas region in the South China Sea.”

06.06.2024