Chevron subsidiary Cabinda Gulf Oil Co. (CABGOC) has started up the main production facility of the Mafumeira Sul project in Block 0, offshore Angola.
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Image of the Osprey heavy lift vessel that transported the living quarters topsides and a support frame for the Mafumeira Sul central processing platform from Korea to Angolan waters over the course of 35 days. Image from Chevron. |
Mafumeira Sul is15mi (24km) offshore Cabinda province, in 200ft (60m) of water. It marks the second stage of development of the Mafumeira field in Block 0.
The project has a design capacity of 150,000 b/d and 350 MMcf/d of natural gas.
Chevron says early production started from the project in October 2016 through a temporary production system. Ramp-up to full production is expected to continue through 2018.
"This milestone supports our priority of completing major projects and improving free cash flow," said Jay Johnson, executive vice president, Upstream, Chevron. "The Mafumeira Sul project generates new production and value for Angola, our partners and the corporation."
CABGOC operates Mafumeira with 39.2% interest. Its partners in the project include Sonangol (41%), Total (10%) and Eni (9.8%).
Chevron and its partners sanctioned the project in 2013, and at the time of the sanction announcement, the venture partners expected the field to reach production by 2015. The initial development of the field, Mafumeria Norte, reached production in 2009.
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