Incheon:Beijing China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has announced the discovery of a high-yielding oil and gas well in volcanic rock formations at a depth of 5,770 meters in the Bohai Sea.
According to Bahrain News Agency, tests indicated that the well, located in the central Bohai Sea, has the potential to produce approximately 800,000 cubic meters of natural gas per day. The drilling process also revealed gas-bearing volcanic rock formations with a total thickness exceeding 120 meters.
Xu Changgui, Chief Scientist and Geologist at CNOOC, stated that this discovery opens new opportunities for ultra-deep natural gas exploration. It is anticipated to accelerate the development of large-scale gas production in the Bohai Sea.