. ▁the ▁Ch ingu etti ▁oil field ▁was ▁owned ▁by ▁a ▁cons ort ium ▁of ▁companies ▁that ▁included ▁B g ▁group ▁pl c , ▁Hard man ▁resources ▁Ltd ., ▁Premier ▁O il ▁pl c , ▁ro c ▁O il ▁Ltd ., ▁government - owned ▁Société ▁Maur itan ienne ▁de ▁H ydro car b ures , ▁and ▁Wood side ▁Pet role um ▁Ltd . ▁Pet role um ▁production ▁from ▁the ▁Ch ingu etti ▁field ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁average ▁. ▁the ▁first ▁ ▁produced ▁were ▁sh ipped ▁to ▁international ▁un ited ▁Pet role um ▁& ▁Chem ical s ▁Co . ▁Ltd . ▁of ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Republic ▁of ▁China , ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁trad ing ▁arm ▁of ▁China ▁Pet role um ▁and ▁Chem ical ▁Cor p . ▁Pet role um ▁res erves ▁at ▁Ch ingu etti ▁were ▁estimated ▁to ▁be ▁. ▁Comp an ies ▁expl oring ▁for ▁pet role um ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁during ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁included ▁Bar aka ▁Pet role um ▁Ltd . ▁of ▁Australia ▁in ▁joint ▁vent ure ▁with ▁C n PC ▁international ▁Ltd . ▁of ▁China , ▁which ▁planned ▁to ▁dr ill ▁the ▁Her on - 1 ▁well , ▁and ▁d ana ▁Pet role um ▁pl c ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁which ▁on ▁December ▁ 5 ▁announced ▁the ▁discovery ▁of ▁pet role um ▁at ▁its ▁off sh ore ▁a ig ret te - 1 ▁expl oration ▁well ▁in ▁Block ▁ 7 . ▁ ▁U ran ium ▁At ▁least ▁two ▁companies ▁were ▁expl oring ▁for ▁u ran ium