Bp announces volume of oil produced so far from West Azeri platform

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.

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.