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CNOOC Limited Announces Yellowtail Project Commences Production Published： 2025-08-11 On August 8, CNOOC Limited announced that Yellowtail Project has commenced production safely ahead of schedule. The Yellowtail Project is located in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana, with water depth of 1,600-2,000 meters.

CNOOC Limited Brings On-stream Dongfang 1-1 Gas Field 13-3 Block Development Pro... Published： 2025-07-30 On July 29, CNOOC Limited announced that Dongfang 1-1 Gas Field 13-3 Block Development Project has commenced production. The project is the first high-temperature, high-pressure, low-permeability natural gas project offshore China. It is located in the Yinggehai Basin, with an average water depth of approximately 67 meters.

CNOOC Limited Brings On-stream Kenli 10-2 Oilfields Development Project (Phase I) Published： 2025-07-23 On July 22, CNOOC Limited announced that Kenli 10-2 Oilfields Development Project (Phase I) has commenced production, marking the production start-up of the largest shallow lithological oilfield offshore China. The project is located in southern Bohai Sea, with an average water depth of about 20 meters.

CNOOC Limited Achieves Major Exploration Breakthrough in the Deep Plays of the So... Published： 2025-07-16 On July 16, CNOOC Limited announced that it has achieved a major breakthrough in the exploration of metamorphic buried hills in the deep plays in the South China Sea for the first time.  The Weizhou 10-5 South Oil and Gas Field is located in the Beibu Gulf of the South China Sea, with an average water depth of 37 meters. Exploration well WZ10-5S-2d encountered an oil and gas pay zone of 21...

CNOOC Limited Subsidiary Signs EPC on the Zhylyoi Subsoil Area Published： 2025-06-24 On June 24, CNOOC Limited announced its wholly owned subsidiary, CNOOC Hong Kong Holding Limited, has entered into the Contract for Exploration and Production of Hydrocarbons (EPC) on the Zhylyoi Subsoil Area with Ministry...

CNOOC Limited Brings On-stream Weizhou 5-3 Oilfield Development Project Published： 2025-06-09 On June 9, CNOOC Limited announced that Weizhou 5-3 Oilfield Development Project has commenced production. The project is located in the Beibu Gulf Basin of the South China Sea, with an average water depth of approximately 35 meters. The main production facility includes 1 self-installing wellhead platform, which leverages the adjacent existing facilities for development.

CNOOC Limited Announces Mero4 Project Commences Production Published： 2025-05-27 On May 26, CNOOC Limited announced that Mero4 Project has commenced production safely on May 24 Brasilia time. Mero field is located in the Santos Basin pre-salt southeastern offshore Brazil, about 180 kilometers away from Rio de Janeiro, in a water depth of between 1,800 and 2,100 meters.

China's First Offshore CCUS Project Kicks Off Published： 2025-05-22

CNOOC Limited Achieves Steady Production Growth and Stable Profit in Q1 2025 Published： 2025-05-07 On April 29, CNOOC Limited announced its operating results for the first quarter of 2025. In the first quarter, net production grew steadily, while its cost advantage continued to consolidate, demonstrating profitability resilience faced with oil price changes.