Dongfang carbon platform Built; commissioning begins

Oct 4

CCTV says it learned from CNOOC on October 4 that the new central platform's main structure at Dongfang 1-1 gas field is complete and the project has fully entered commissioning. It describes China's first offshore carbon-injection demonstration to enhance gas recovery. Once operational, it is expected to store more than one million tonnes of CO2 annually in subsea formations. The report highlights offshore-energy decarbonization but does not establish production start or actual annual storage.

On October 4, CCTV announces information from CNOOC that the main structure of Dongfang 1-1 gas field's new central platform is complete and the first Chinese offshore carbon-injection demonstration for enhanced gas recovery has fully entered commissioning. Once operational it is expected to store over one million tonnes of CO2 annually in subsea formations. The announcement does not establish a production start or delivered annual storage; the exact earlier physical completion day is not stated.