Under the waves of the South China Sea, the sleeping black gold is being awakened again. Faced with the increasingly depleted breath of old oil fields, a steel platform stands tall, breaking through the waves with an acceleration of 36 days ahead of schedule, carving out a new energy lifeline on the map of Vietnam Russia cooperation.

Platform produces oil in advance

Vietsovpetro, a joint venture between Vietnam and Russia, achieved its first oil production 36 days ahead of schedule at the BK-26 wellhead platform in the Baihu oilfield near Vietnam. The platform will be put into operation on November 9, 2026, with the original planned production date of December 15. The project is put into operation to counteract the natural decline in production pressure of old oil fields, increase the company's crude oil production in 2026, and strengthen Vietnam's national energy security.

Highlight project value

Early production of the project can directly increase domestic crude oil production, help related enterprises achieve annual production targets, stabilize reservoir exploitation, and extend the economic development life of Baihu Oilfield. The overall acceptance of the project will be completed on November 3, 2026, and it will be approved for use on November 5. The meteorological conditions for offshore construction are complex, and the collaborative efforts of various participating units fully demonstrate the technical capabilities of the enterprise in the entire offshore oil and gas chain, which is also an important achievement of long-term energy cooperation between Vietnam and Russia.

The BK-26 project mainly constructs the BK-26 wellhead platform and the wharf connecting the MSP-8 platform, upgrades and transforms the MSP-8 oil and gas processing platform, and relocates the submarine power cable from MSP-8 to MSP-4.Editor/Gong Ziwei