ACG production down 13%  

In 2022, total production from the Azeri-Chirag-Deepwater Gunashli (ACG) was, on average, about 415,400 barrels per day (b/d) (about 152 million barrels or 20 million tonnes in total), down 43,000 b/d (15 million barrels in total), or 13.04% from the previous year, bp-Azerbaijan told Report.

During the year, ACG continued to safely and reliably deliver stable production. The production from the Chirag was 25,200 b/d, Central Azeri - 104,100 b/d, West Azeri - 106,400 b/d, East Azeri - 64,000 b/d, Deepwater Gunashli - 76,300 b/d and West Chirag - 39,400 b/d.

According to bp-Azerbaijan, as part of the ACG annual work programme, a planned maintenance programme (turnaround - TAR) was successfully implemented on the East Azeri platform in the second quarter of 2022. In accordance with the plan, production from the platform was suspended for about 15 days to enable maintenance, inspection, and project work to be undertaken efficiently. The programme, which was required to maintain the long-term ability of the platform to produce in a safe, reliable and environmentally sound way, was completed safely and on schedule.

At the end of the year, 141 oil wells were producing, while 41 were used for water and eight for gas injection.

In 2022, ACG completed 12 oil producer and three water injector wells.

ACG participating interests are: bp (30.37%), SOCAR (25.0%), MOL (9.57%), INPEX (9.31%), Equinor (7.27%), ExxonMobil (6.79%), TPAO (5.73%), ITOCHU (3.65%), ONGCVidesh (2.31%).