Azeri oilfield
oil field
Azeri (Azerbaijani: Azəri) is an Azerbaijani offshore oil field in the Caspian Sea, located 100 km (62 mi) east of the capital Baku, and is a part of the larger Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli (ACG) project. The Azeri field includes the Central Azeri, West Azeri, East Azeri production platforms and the compression and water injection platform (C&WP). The field was discovered in 1988, and originally it was named after the 26 Baku Commissars.
Central Azeri
Central Azeri is a production, drilling and quarters (PDQ) platform located in nearly 128 m (420 ft) depth of water in the central part of the Azeri field. The platform is constructed to produce approximately 420,000 bbl/d (67,000 m3/d).
The facilities on Central Azeri include:
a 48-slot PDQ platform
a 30-inch (760 mm) oil pipeline from the platform to the receiving Sangachal Terminal
a 28-inch (710 mm) gas pipeline from the platform to Sangachal Terminal.
Central Azeri has started its operations in February 2005
West Azeri
West Azeri is a production, drilling and quarters (PDQ) platform located in 120 m (390 ft) depth of water and was constructed to produce oil from the western section of Azeri field. West Azeri adds 300,000 bbl/d (48,000 m3/d) to the overall ACG production.
The facilities on West Azeri include:
a 48-slot PDQ platform
a 30-inch (760 mm) oil pipeline from the platform to the receiving Sangachal terminal
The platform has started its operations in December 2005.
East Azeri
East Azeri is a production, drilling and quarters (PDQ) platform located in 150 m (490 ft) depth of water and was constructed to produce oil from the eastern section of Azeri field.
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