Project Profile
Value: US$13 million
Location: offshore of Rio Muni
Reserves: 2 billion barrels STOIIP (Ceiba and Okume)
Water Depth: 500m/1,650 ft
The Ceiba Field was discovered in October 1999 and first production was achieved in November 2000, less than 14 months from discovery. Initial production during 2001 was from 5 wells into the Sendje Berge FPSO (Floating Production, Storage, and Offloading vessel). In January 2002, this vessel was replaced by the Sendje Ceiba which has a total liquids processing capacity of 160,000 bpd and facilities to inject up to 135,000 bwpd into the Ceiba reservoir to maintain field pressure and optimise oil recovery. Field development will then comprise 10 producing wells and 4 water injector wells. Oil production is expected to average 36,000 bpd in 2009.
The Okume Complex was discovered in 2001 and celebrated first production in December 2006, less than 3 years after approval of the Plan of Development. The Okume Complex is comprised of the Okume, Oveng, Ebano and Elon fields which have been developed using a combination of two tension leg platforms and four fixed platforms. Production from the fields is gathered at a central processing facility (CPF) located at the shallow water Elon field. From there, a fifteen mile subsea pipeline connects the CPF to the Sendje Ceiba floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) for storage and offloading of crude production. By the end of 2009, there are 20 oil production wells and 9 injection wells water on stream. The average production in 2009 is expected to be some 72,000 bopd. The Okume Complex is anticipated to reach a peak production rate of 80,000 bopd in early 2011.
Operators:
Kosmos Energy: Operator with 40.38% interest
Trident Energy: 40.38% interest
Tullow Oil: 10% interest
GE Petrol: 5% interest
Contractors:
Reservoir Exploration Technology ASA (RXT): Ocean Bottom Cable survey