CNOOC Ltd, China's third-largest oil and gas producer, resumed
operations of a South China Sea gas pipeline after a 48-day
shutdown.
The pipeline restarted gas supplies to plants that produce
methanol and urea on December 24, the Beijing-based company's
parent, China National Offshore Oil Corp, said in a statement
posted on its Website yesterday.
The link, which carries gas from CNOOC's Dongfang 1-1 gas field
to the southern province of Hainan, was shut on November 6, after
being damaged during engineering work. CNOOC said at the time it
would take between 40 and 50 days for repairs.
Dongfang 1-1 has had annual production capacity of 2.4 billion
cubic meters since starting operations in 2003, China National
Offshore said in the statement.
(Shanghai Daily January 4, 2008)
