Agbami Oil Field
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Summary Information
- Operator: Chevron
- Country: Nigeria
- Location: Offshore
- Production start: 2008
- Partners: Petrobras / Statoil
- Type: Oil & Gas Liquids, Agbami Oil Field
- Estimated Reserves: 900 million barrels of crude oil and natural gas liquids
- Production Volume:
Description
- The Agbami Field, lies 70 miles (113 km) off the coast of the central Niger Delta region and spans 45,000 acres (182 sq km)
- Discovered in 1998, the Agbami Field is at a water depth of approximately 4,800 feet (1,463 m)
- Agbami is a subsea development with wells tied back to a floating production, storage and offloading vessel
- A 10-well development program is expected to provide crude oil production capacity to offset production decline. Drilling began in May 2010 and is expected to continue through 2014
- The Agbami floating production, storage and offloading vessel is the world’s largest FPSO
History
- 1998 - Abgami Oil Field discovered
- 2001 - Appraisal drilling completed
- 2005 - Contract for the construction of the Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel awarded to Daewoo Shipping and Marine Engineering (DSME) Corporation
- 2008 - Production of oil begins
Geology
Links
- Chevron Nigeria Portfolio
- Statoil, Agbami
- Chevron Announces First Oil Production From Agbami Field
- ChevronTexaco Press Release - ChevronTexaco and Partners Sign Agbami FPSO Construction Contract
- Texaco Announces Completion of Appraisal Drilling At Agbami Field in Nigeria
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