Project Profile
Value: US$1,000 million
Location: Offshore Libya, Block NC-41
Water Depth: 2,700 m
Start–up Year: 2014
The Bouri Offshore Field was first discovered in 1976 at the depth of 8,700 feet (2,700 m) and is estimated to contain 2 billion barrels (320,000,000 m3) in proven recoverable crude oil reserves and 2.5 trillion cubic feet (71 km3) of associated natural gas with an annual production potential of 6 billion m³. Bouri is considered the largest producing oilfield in the Mediterranean. Tender for the field included two offshore platforms, subsea trees, wellheads, umbilicals, manifolds and flowlines. The project will also see the construction of a newbuild 200,000 dwt Aframax-sized floating storage and offloading (FSO) vessel which will replace the Sloug FSO.
In 2015 Eni has made a new discovery of gas and condensates offshore Libya, in the Bouri North exploration prospect in Area D, 140 kilometres from the coast and 20 kilometres north of the production field of Bouri. The discovery was made through the A1-1/1 well, drilled at a water depth of 125 metres, which encountered gas and condensates in the Metlaoui Group of Eocene age. During the production test, constrained by surface facilities, the well flowed 1,340 Boepd with a “64/64‘ choke size. In production configuration, the well is estimated to deliver in excess of 3,000 Boepd. The well represents the second discovery made by Eni in Libyan offshore Area D since the beginning of 2015. Eni, through its subsidiary Eni North Africa BV, is operator of Contract Area D with 100% working interest in the exploration phase.
Operator:
Joint venture:-
Mellitah Oil & Gas
National Oil Corporation (NOC)
Eni S.p.A
Contractors:
FMC Technologies: Trees and manifold
J P Kenny: FEED contract
Schlumberger: Helping to introduce new drilling technology
Technip: EPC for flowlines and risers
Emas AMC: Engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning (EPCIC) of the field’s new offshore facilities.
Subcontractor:
James Fisher Subsea Excavation (JFSE): To support EMAS AMC at the Bouri oil field with post-lay trenching and backfilling services during the replacement of a floating storage offloading (FSO) vessel off the coast of Libya. (May, 2016)
Rana: A diving services contract for the installation and hook up of the new floating, storage and offloading FSO vessel Gaza. (February, 2016)