Английская Википедия:Azeri oilfield
Azeri (Azerbaijani: Azəri) is an offshore oil field in the Caspian Sea, located Шаблон:Convert east of Baku, Azerbaijan and is a part of the larger Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli (ACG) project. The Azeri field includes Central Azeri, West Azeri, East Azeri production platforms compression and water injection platform (C&WP).[1] The field was discovered in 1988, and originally it was named after 26 Baku Commissars.[2]
Central Azeri
Central Azeri is a production, drilling and quarters (PDQ) platform located in nearly Шаблон:Convert depth of water in the central part of the Azeri field. The platform is constructed to produce approximately Шаблон:Convert. The facilities on Central Azeri include:
- a 48-slot PDQ platform
- a Шаблон:Convert oil pipeline from the platform to the receiving Sangachal Terminal
- a Шаблон:Convert gas pipeline from the platform to Sangachal Terminal.
Central Azeri has started its operations in February 2005[1]
West Azeri
West Azeri is a production, drilling and quarters (PDQ) platform located in Шаблон:Convert depth of water and was constructed to produce oil from the western section of Azeri field. West Azeri adds Шаблон:Convert to the overall ACG production.[3] The facilities on West Azeri include:
- a 48-slot PDQ platform
- a Шаблон:Convert oil pipeline from the platform to receiving Sangachal terminal
The platform has started its operations in December 2005.[1]
East Azeri
East Azeri is a production, drilling and quarters (PDQ) platform located in Шаблон:Convert depth of water and was constructed to produce oil from the eastern section of Azeri field. East Azeri produces Шаблон:Convert. The facilities on East Azeri include:
- a 48-slot PDQ platform[1]
The platform has started its operations in October 2006.[4]
Compression and water injection platform (C&WP)
The C&WP supplies Central, West and East Azeri platforms with water and gas injection services, manages gas export and provides electrical power using 10 Rolls-Royce turbines. The platform is bridge linked to Central Azeri platform.[1]
Gas injection capacity at C&WP is Шаблон:Convert utilizing 5 gas injection wells. Water injection capacity is Шаблон:Convert utilizing 12 water injection wells. Gas export capacity stands at Шаблон:Convert. Azeri C&WP has some of the largest water injection pumps and gas injection compressors among BP platforms worldwide. The topsides have been constructed in the ATA (AMEC-Azfen-Tekfen) construction yard in Bibi-Heybat, Azerbaijan.[5]
2008 gas leak and blowout
On 17 September 2008, a gas leak was discovered in the area of the Central Azeri platform after blowout in a gas-injection well.[6][7][8] The platform was shut down and the staff was evacuated.[6][7] As the West Azeri Platform was being powered by a cable from the Central Azeri Platform, it was also shut down.[9] BP, an operator of ACG, suspected a bad cement job caused the leaking gas.[10] Production at the West Azeri Platform resumed on 9 October 2008 and at the Central Azeri Platform in December 2008.[11][12]
See also
- Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli
- Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan pipeline
- Sangachal Terminal
- South Caucasus Pipeline
- Baku-Supsa pipeline
- Baku–Novorossiysk pipeline
- Nabucco pipeline
- Baku-Novo Filya gas pipeline
- Nakhichevan field
References
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- ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,3 1,4 Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli. The largest oil field under development in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian basin.
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