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Start-Up of First Development Phase on Kuito Field in Angola |
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| Oct. 06, 98 |
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The partners on Block 14, located in deep water off the coast of Angola, have launched the first development phase of the giant Kuito field. TOTAL owns a 20% interest in Block 14, in association with Chevron (operator, with 31%), Sonangol (20%), AGIP (20%) and Petrogal (9%). A consortium comprising SBM, ABB and Coflexip Stena Offshore will supply a production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) capable of processing 100,000 barrels per day (b/d) of crude. Development will include water and gas injection facilities, submarine well-heads, flow lines and oil exportation facilities.
Production at Kuito is scheduled to begin in the second half of 1999, with phase one output expected to quickly reach a level of 100,000 b/d.
The Kuito field has been discovered in April 1997 through the D14-2X well, which yielded a test flow of more than 7,500 b/d of crude. An accelerated development plan was implemented, which means the first production will occur only two and a half years after the initial discovery, at a water depth of approximately 400 meters.
Gas produced at Kuito will be re-injected rather than flared, in what will be the first application of this technique in deep Angolan waters.
Since the discovery of Kuito, two other structures, Landana and Benguela, have been identified on Block 14, where a very active exploration campaign is continuing.
In Angola, TOTAL is operator, with a 40% interest, of Block 2/92, where the exploration is proceeding. The Group also owns a 27.5% interest in Block 2/80-85, operated by Texaco. Current production is approximately 100,000 b/d. |
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