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16 November 2011 [16:30] - Today.Az
BP, the operator developing the block of offshore fields Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli in Azerbaijan, has recently stopped work on the Western Azeri platform which is part of the technical maintenance programme of three extractive platforms in the Caspian Sea, the company said on Wednesday. The platform will be commissioned at the end of the month. Prior to this the company had held tests and commissioned the Eastern Azeri platform.
According to the plan, the production on the three platforms, Eastern Azeri, Western Azeri and Central Azeri will be suspended in a planned sequence to ensure efficient technical maintenance.
The company stressed that the work is not going to be stopped on all three platforms simultaneously. When working on one, the other two platforms located on the Azeri field will continue working. This is part of a daily technical maintenance programme which is on-going.
The planning in connection with this and other maintenance work carried out earlier this year began a year ago and included in the annual programme of operations and budget. The Azeri technical maintenance programme includes general, mechanical, instrumentation and other work.
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