On April 19, CNOOC Limited ("CNOOC Ltd.") announced that the company has successfully made an important new discovery – Penglai(PL)9-1 in the Eastern Bohai Bay.

The new discovery -- PL9-1 is located in the Miaoxibei Uplift in the Eastern Bohai Bay. The discovery well PL9-1-2 penetrated oil pay zones with total thickness of 77 meters and fractured zone of buried hill with total thickness of 158 meters. The well drilled to a total depth of 1,505 meters, with water depth of about 29 meters.
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CNOOC Ltd. has conducted drill stem test for three layers, and during the test the well flowed at an average rate of 540 barrels of oil per day.

Zhu Weilin, Executive Vice President of CNOOC Ltd. and General Manager of Exploration Department commented, "This discovery opens up a new prospect for exploration in Bohai Bay. We believe that with further appraisals in the future PL9-1 is expected to become a significant discovery in this area."
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