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China's Sinopec strikes large oil, gas flow at South China Sea well

Published 07/03/2024, 06:23 AM
Updated 07/03/2024, 06:25 AM
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The logo of China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, or Sinopec, is displayed during the LNG 2023 energy trade show in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
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SINGAPORE (Reuters) - China's Sinopec (OTC:SHIIY) Corp has struck a high flow of oil and gas in an offshore exploration well in the Beibu Gulf of the South China Sea, it said on Wednesday.

The well, Hai-3, a rare slanted well with a drilling depth of 4,600 meters (2.86 miles), tested daily output of 738 cubic metres of crude oil and 280,000 cubic metres of natural gas, Sinopec said.

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The logo of China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, or Sinopec, is displayed during the LNG 2023 energy trade show in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo

The discovery of the shallow-sea well will boost Sinopec's ongoing development of the Weizhou oilfield in the Beibu Gulf that has proven oil reserves exceeding 10 million metric tons (73 million barrels), Sinopec said in its press release.

Sinopec usually focuses on onshore oil and gas exploration and production but has in recent years stepped up exploring for hydrocarbon resources offshore, which has long been dominated by domestic peer CNOOC (NYSE:CEO) Ltd.

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