Project Profile
Value: US$300 million
Area: 7,300 sq km
Startup Year: 2018
Upstream Gas Reserves: 800 billion ft³
The recoverable reserves at Pelican are placed at 600-800 Bcf with 10-13m bbl of associated liquids. The Fregate prospect is located in Block 7 offshore Mauritania. Well Fregate-1 will be drilled by the Stena Drillmax to target a deep play concept similar to those found at the Chinguetti and Cormoran discoveries. The prospect has been estimated to hold 294 MMboe in gross mean reserves.
Operators:
Total: Operator with 90% interest
Societe Mauritanienne des Hydrocarbures et de Patrimoine Minier (SMHPM): 10% interest
Contractor:
Stena Drilling Ltd.: Drilling contractor using Stena DrillMax (UDW drillship)