Chinguetti Oil Field
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Summary Information
- Operator: Petronas
- Country: Mauritania
- Location:
- Production start:
- Partners: Premier 8.123%, Tullow
- Type: Oil
- Estimated Reserves: OOIP - 120 mmbbls
- Production Volume:
Description
- The Chinguetti field has been developed by six sub-sea production wells, and five water injection wells for pressure support with flow lines to a permanently moored FPSO, the "Berge Helene".
- Berge Helene FPSO is capable of handling a daily production capacity up to 75,000 bopd and has a storage capacity of 1.6 million barrels of oil
- Water depth is 800 metres.
- Surplus gas from the field that is not required will be reinjected into a nearby reservoir via a single gas injection well.
Contractors
- Keppel: FPSO Conversion
- Technip: Engineering, procurement and supply of ~ 34 km of flexible lines
- Subsea 7: Transport and installation of three subsea manifolds including installation of: two 10” dia. 6.5 km long flexible production flowlines and risers; one 10” dia 6.8 km long flexible water injection flowline and riser; one 6” dia. 6.5 km long flexible gas lift flowline and riser and one 8” 18.3 km long gas injection flowline and riser
History
- 2003 - Premier acquired 6% from Fusion Oil & Gas
- 2004 - Development of the Chinguetti Oil Field launched
- 2004 - Keppel awarded FPSO contract
- 2004 - Subsea 7 & Technip awarded subsea contracts
- 2007 - Woodside sells its stake to Petronas
- 2011 - Roc Oil sold its stake to Tullow
Geology
Links
- Keppel Shipyard wins FPSO contract
- Sale Of Woodside Mauritania Interests
- Premier Buys into West African Assets
- First Oil in Mauritania
- Technip awarded contract for the Chinguetti development offshore Mauritania
- Subsea 7 Awarded First Oil and Gas Contract Offshore Mauritania
- Sale of Offshore Mauritania Interests
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