China National Offshore Oil Corporation has discovered another large oil and gas field “Kenli 10-2 Oil Field” in the Bohai Sea which, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources exceeds 100 million tons. The field is about 245 kilometers from Tianjin City, with an average depth of 15.7 meters. Tests have shown that the field can produce 81 tonnes of oil per day per well. Only recently, a 100 billion cubic meter class gas field “Bochu 19-6“ and the billion ton class oil fields “Kenli 6-1” and “Bochu 13-2“ were discovered here, bringing the oil confirmed reserves in the Bohai oil field to about 800 million tons.
Japan JST China news, October 8, 2021
8-10 China Offshore Oil Corp. discovers 100 million ton class oilfield in the East China Sea