The company BP-Azerbaijan has resumed production of oil on the platform of Chirag in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea. This was told Turan by the head of the Department of Public Relations Tamam Bayatli.
According to her, after the completion of maintenance work on the program oil extraction was resumed on the platform since December 10. All technical work was successful and in compliance with safety regulations.
It should be noted that the work of the platform was suspended on 10 November.
Before stopping for maintenance works, the average daily oil production on the platform Chirag amounted to 45-48 thousand barrels.
* The platform Chirag in the ACG project was built in 1995-1997. Its base was built in the Soviet times. BP and the partners have built only its upper modules.
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