TotalEnergies has said it will start a major drilling campaign on Egina and Akpo oil fields in December.
With 200,000 barrels per day crude oil expected from the
Egina field, drilling activities had been some sort of challenge to the
international oil company.
The potential 11-well drilling programme was due to begin
five months ago, but the start date was moved to December due to various
reasons such as rig availability, according to the Chief Executive of Africa
Oil, Keith Hill.
The delay was again confirmed by the Executive General
Manager, Egina Project, Jean-Michel Guy, when he said, “The water depth poses a
challenge for the development of Egina, which is one of the deepest offshore
projects ever operated by TotalEnergies.”
Guy further explained reason for the delay to be that it was
due to the “difficult conditions” encountered during the course of drilling.
He added, “Operating ultra-deep offshore projects require
specific expertise given the difficult conditions caused by high pressure and
low temperatures.
“Drawing on nearly 20 years of experience, TotalEnergies is
the world leader in the field, producing more than 800,000 barrels per day. All
told, ultra-deep offshore projects account for 40 per cent of our total oil and
gas production.”
Discovered in 2003, the Egina field is a joint venture with
the NNPC, CNOOC, Sapetro and Petrobras.
Once drilling starts, the Akpo field will also add about
150,000 barrels of crude oil per day to Nigeria’s oil production, with a peak
of 175,000b/d.
The IOC also said it would continue the development studies
on its delayed Preowei project.
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