Overview
- China National Offshore Oil Corporation has started commercial operation of the Haiyou Anlan, a 16 megawatt tension‑leg platform (TLP) floating wind unit that is now feeding electricity into the Lufeng oilfield grid.
- The platform is linked to the oilfield by a 4.3 kilometre subsea cable and is located in the Pearl River Mouth Basin about 136 kilometres offshore in roughly 136 metres of water.
- A tension‑leg platform is a floating foundation anchored to the seabed by vertical tendons, a design that keeps the unit stable in deep water and reduces motion compared with other floating types.
- CNOOC says the installation is engineered to withstand extreme typhoon conditions, projects about 54 GWh of annual generation, and forecasts fuel savings of roughly 15,000 cubic metres and CO2 cuts near 35,000 tonnes per year, though those figures are company estimates and not independently verified.
- The project is part of CNOOC’s 'oil and gas plus new energy' push to pair offshore wind with on‑site storage and conventional generation to manage variability and lower fuel use on offshore platforms, a model that could widen access to stronger winds farther from shore.