Yoho Oil Field
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Summary Information
- Operator: Exxon
- Country: Nigeria
- Location: OML 104
- Production start: 2003
- Partners: NNPC
- Type: Oil / Gas
- Estimated Reserves: estimated recoverable resources of 0.4 billion barrels of oil
- Production Volume:
Description
- Yoho produces from the Yoho and Awawa reservoirs in shallow water depths of 200-300 feet
- The development consists of wellhead platforms, a central production platform, a living quarters platform, and a Floating Storage and Offloading (FSO) vessel
- Early production utilised an FPSO
- Target peak production is 150,000 barrels of oil per day.
- Produced gas is re-injected to maximize oil recovery and eliminate routine flaring.
Contractors
- Keppel: Conversion of Falcon FPSO
- SembCorp: Yoho Jacket & Topsides
- Saipem: Project management, engineering, procurement, construction, transportation and installation, hook up and commissioning of one Production platform, pipeline laying and the other facility installation
- Aker Solutions: Internals + 1 175Kva transformer only for 1 Treater. KPSAP provided vessel and external components - 12 ID x 65
History
- 2002 - Saipem awarded EPC contract
- 2002 - FPSO Falcon completed
- 2003 - Production starts from Early Production System
- 2006 - Full production starts
Geology
Links
- Saipem Fixed Offshore Production Facilities Project References
- International Protective Coatings Platform References
- Aker Solutions Oil And Gas Processing References
- Fiberbond Offshore Platform References
- ExxonMobil Begins Development of Yoho Offshore Project in Nigeria
- Keppel Shipyard is SBM's preferred yard in FPSO conversions
- Saipem awarded two important contracts offshore Nigeria
- ExxonMobil Starts Production at Yoho Project Offshore Nigeria
- ExxonMobil Announces Startup of Nigeria Erha Development
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