Block 17-4

On December 7, 2005, CNPC signed a risk exploration contract for Block 17-4 with the National Oil Corporation of Libya (NOC). Situated in the Pelagian Basin off the northwestern coast of Libya, the block covers an area of 2,566 square kilometers with a water depth of 200-400 meters. The contract for Block 17-4 is an exploration and production sharing agreement (EPSA) covering five years of exploration and 25 years of production.

CNPC provides geophysical prospecting, well drilling, logging and testing services in Libya.

CNPC had offered seismic data acquisition and processing services for TOTAL, SHELL, WOODSIDE ENERGY, WAHA, REMSA, AGOCO, SIPEX, RAMSA and ENI in Libya, signed drilling contracts with TPOC and REPSOL, and accomplished logging and testing operation for REPSOL.

Construction of a pipeline in western Libya

In 2002, China Petroleum Pipeline Bureau of CNPC won the tender for the construction of a pipeline in western Libya. The 1,050-km long pipeline, jointly invested by Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) and the Italy's Agip, starts at the WAFA Oilfield in the hinterland of desert and ends at Mellitah on the Mediterranean coast. There are two parallel lines paved in different channels with a diameter of 32 inches for the natural gas pipes and a diameter of 16 inches for the crude oil pipes. In addition, 18 communication towers have been built along the pipeline and a 527-km long optic cable has been paved in the same channel with the 16-inch pipe. This project was completed and put into operation in July 2004 with its quality and services being highly praised.

In 2008, we won a contract to deliver COR (Carbon/Oxygen Ratio) data processing and interpretation services for 24 development wells of WAHA Oil, and made a new breakthrough in high-end marine service by providing a mud logging service for DP3 and DP4 offshore rigs of Libya’s ENI OIL.