BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 29. To date, the
West Azeri platform at the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) block
offshore Azerbaijan, has delivered a total of 1 billion barrels of
oil, Trend
reports via bp.
bp as the operator of the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) oil field
development is pleased to advise that tomorrow marks the 20th
anniversary of first oil from the West Azeri platform – a key
milestone in the development of the giant ACG field, Trend
reports.
Production from West Azeri began on 30 December 2005, signaling
the start-up of Phase 2 of the ACG full field development. Oil
flowed from the first of three pre-drilled production wells and,
transiting the subsea pipeline to shore, reached the Sangachal
terminal on 4 January 2006.
Since then, West Azeri has been at the forefront of ACG’s
success, delivering over 1 billion barrels (142 million tonnes) of
oil – ranking second among all ACG platforms after Central Azeri.
The platform is also a significant contributor to the 4.5 billion
barrels of total ACG production since the field started up in
November 1997.
Currently, the platform continues to operate safely and
reliably, with an average daily production of 76,000 barrels per
day (end of the third quarter of 2025).
The West Azeri facilities include a 48-slot production, drilling
and quarters platform and a 30-inch subsea oil pipeline connecting
it to the Sangachal terminal.
Today, around 170 people work on the platform, the majority of
whom are Azerbaijani nationals, including both installation
managers.
Since start-up, more than 40 wells and multiple sidetracks have
been drilled on West Azeri. Currently, 32 wells are active – 24
producers and eight water injectors.
“We, as the West Azeri family, are proud to operate one of ACG’s
top-performing assets. Looking back, one of our earliest wells –
C-06 – which came online in 2005 with an initial production rate of
35,000 barrels per day, was one of the worldwide top producers. To
date, it has delivered a total of 80 million barrels – an
outstanding achievement for any oil well. I would like to
congratulate the entire West Azeri team on this historic
anniversary and reaffirm that West Azeri remains a world-class
asset, continuing to make significant contributions to the success
of the ACG field and Azerbaijan’s oil industry for decades to
come,” Emin Ibrahimov, West Azeri operations installation manager,
said.
