China’s energy sector just hit a major milestone! The Bozhong 26-6 Oilfield, operated by state-owned CNOOC, has officially begun Phase I production in the Bohai Sea. This billion-tonne project is set to become a global energy powerhouse, with peak daily output expected to hit 22,300 barrels of oil equivalent by 2025.
Located in shallow waters (avg. 20 meters deep), the oilfield’s light crude is extracted using cutting-edge tech, including a central processing platform and an unmanned wellhead platform. Engineers are calling it a ‘metamorphic marvel’ — its oil reservoirs, buried thousands of meters below seabed hills, are the world’s largest of their type.
Phase I includes 33 production wells, and CNOOC’s Liu Jingliang confirmed the project’s rapid timeline: “From discovery to production in just three years — this is innovation at its fastest.” The Bohai Oilfield, already home to 50+ operational fields, has maintained 30+ million tonnes of annual crude output since 2021.
With China’s energy demands growing, projects like Bozhong 26-6 highlight how tech and scale are reshaping global markets.
The Bozhong 26-6 Oilfield, operated by state-owned CNOOC, has officially begun Phase I production in the Bohai Sea. This billion-tonne project is set to become a global energy powerhouse, with peak daily output expected to hit 22,300 barrels of oil equivalent by 2025. 
Engineers are calling it a ‘metamorphic marvel’ — its oil reservoirs, buried thousands of meters below seabed hills, are the world’s largest of their type. 
The Bohai Oilfield, already home to 50+ operational fields, has maintained 30+ million tonnes of annual crude output since 2021. 
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