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CNOOC gas facility conducts remote operations

CHINA'S Deep Sea No. 1 ultra-deep water gas field near Hainan Province conducted a trial of remote control operations on Monday, enabling the field to continue safe and stable production during typhoons, its operator China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC) said.

The field has become the world's first 100,000-ton-level deep water semi-submersible production and storage platform that can work in extreme weather and at a maximum depth of 1,500 meters.

Deep Sea No.1 Photo. PHOTO BY CHINA NATIONAL OFFSHORE OIL CORP.