CNOOC Ltd.’s Qinhuangdao 32-6 comprehensive adjustment project has commenced production, the company said March 9 in a news release. The Qinhuangdao 32-6 oil field is located in Bohai Bay with an average water depth of about 20 m (66 ft).

The main production facilities include four platforms and 99 producing wells, CNOCC said in the release. This project is fully on-stream and expected to reach its peak production of about 36,000 bbl/d in 2015.

CNOOC has 75.5% working interest in Qinhuangdao 32-6 comprehensive adjustment project and acts as the operator, while its partner, Chevron China Energy Co, holds the remaining 24.5% working interest.