CNOOC Q3 Capital Spending Surges

Thursday, October 24, 2019

CNOOC Ltd, the listed arm of China's largest offshore oil and gas producer, on Thursday reported a 27.9% jump in capital spending in the third quarter amid Beijing's push to boost oil and gas exploration and production.

Capital expenditure at CNOOC reached 19.53 billion yuan ($2.76 billion) during July-September, up from 15.27 billion yuan in the same period last year, according to a company statement filed to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

CNOOC's global crude oil production in the third quarter reached 100.3 million barrels, while its natural gas production stood at 142.5 billion cubic feet, compared with last year's 91.1 million barrels and 131.7 billion cubic feet, respectively.

The company's third-quarter oil and gas sales, however, managed to tick up 0.8% to 48.34 billion yuan as higher production was offset by a drop in energy prices.

CNOOC said it has drilled 19 appraisal wells, among which, Kenli 6-1 in Bohai Bay area is expected to be a mid-sized oil and gas structure.

Meanwhile, production at three of its six new projects that are scheduled to be launched this year is underway. The remainder oilfields - Bozhong 34-9, Caofeidian 11-1/11-6 and Wenchang 13-2, are undergoing offshore commissioning.

In September, CNOOC said it expects its major deepwater gas field Lingshui 17-2 in the South China Sea to start its first gas production at the end of 2021, and plans to expand development at its existing fields such as Dongfang, Yuedong and Yacheng.

The company's average-realised oil prices were $60.89 per barrel, down 14.9% from last year. Natural gas sales prices fell 8.8% to $5.7 per thousand cubic feet in the third quarter.


($1 = 7.0694 Chinese yuan)

(Reporting by Muyu Xu and Dominique Patton, Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips)

Categories: Finance Energy Deepwater Drilling Oil Production Asia Natural Gas Installation

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