Major Chinese offshore oil platform completes floatover installation

The central processing platform for the Kenli 6-1 oilfield in north China's Bohai Sea has completed its floatover installation on Tuesday, laying a solid foundation for increasing oil and gas production in China's largest crude oil production basin, the Bohai Oilfield. Kenli 6-1 is the first 100-million-tonne oilfield in the northern section of Laizhou Bay in the Bohai Sea. The central processing platform block is about 36.5 meters high, equal to a 13-story building. It covers an area equal to 11 basketball courts and weighs 15,500 tonnes, making it the heaviest in the Bohai Oilfield.