China’s CNOOC Limited said that the country’s largest offshore oilfield, Penglai 19-3, in central Bohai Bay has started producing oil. The field in Block 11/05 is estimated to hold some 2.6 billion barrels of oil with potential for an upgrade on further appraisal. It was discovered in 1999 by ConocoPhillips China Inc, a subsidiary of…

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