Azeri (Azerbaijani: Azəri) is an Azerbaijani offshore oil field in the Caspian Sea, located east of the capital Baku, and is a part of the larger Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli (ACG) project. The Azeri field includes the Central Azeri, West Azeri, East Azeri production platforms and the compression and water injection platform (C&WP).Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli. The largest oil field under development in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian basin. The field was discovered in 1988, and originally it was named after the 26 Baku Commissars.

Central Azeri Central Azeri is a production, drilling and quarters (PDQ) platform located in nearly depth of water in the central part of the Azeri field. The platform is constructed to produce approximately . The facilities on Central Azeri include: a 48-slot PDQ platform a oil pipeline from the platform to the receiving Sangachal Terminal a gas pipeline from the platform to Sangachal Terminal. Central Azeri has started its operations in February 2005

West Azeri West Azeri is a production, drilling and quarters (PDQ) platform located in depth of water and was constructed to produce oil from the western section of Azeri field. West Azeri adds to the overall ACG production. The facilities on West Azeri include: a 48-slot PDQ platform a oil pipeline from the platform to the receiving Sangachal terminal The platform has started its operations in December 2005.

East Azeri

East Azeri is a production, drilling and quarters (PDQ) platform located in depth of water and was constructed to produce oil from the eastern section of Azeri field. East Azeri produces . The facilities on East Azeri include: a 48-slot PDQ platform The platform has started its operations in October 2006.

Compression and water injection platform (C&WP) The C&WP supplies Central, West, and East Azeri platforms with water and gas injection services; manages gas export; and provides electrical power using 10 Rolls-Royce turbines. The platform is bridge-linked to the Central Azeri platform.

Gas injection capacity at C&WP is utilizing 5 gas injection wells. Water injection capacity is utilizing 12 water injection wells. Gas export capacity stands at . Azeri C&WP has some of the largest water injection pumps and gas injection compressors among BP platforms worldwide. The topsides have been constructed in the ATA (AMEC-Azfen-Tekfen) construction yard in Bibi-Heybat, Azerbaijan.

2008 gas leak and blowout On 17 September 2008, a gas leak was discovered in the area of the Central Azeri platform after a blowout in a gas-injection well. The platform was shut down and the staff was evacuated. As the West Azeri Platform was being powered by a cable from the Central Azeri Platform, it was also shut down. BP, an operator of ACG, suspected a bad cement job caused the leaking gas. Production at the West Azeri Platform resumed on 9 October 2008 and at the Central Azeri Platform in December 2008.

See also

Azeri–Chirag–Gunashli Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan pipeline Sangachal Terminal South Caucasus Pipeline Baku–Supsa Pipeline Baku–Novorossiysk pipeline Nabucco pipeline Baku–Novo Filya gas pipeline Nakhchivan field

References

External links Image showing Chirag within ACG fields