Africa Production News

Production from the Noble Energy-operated Aseng field off Equatorial Guinea has reached its plateau level of 60,000 b/d, according to partner PA Resources (PAR).

First oil is flowing from Usan field into its FPSO offshore West Africa, says Nexen Inc. (TSX, NYSE: NXY).

Nexen expects first production from the Usan field development off Nigeria within the next few months.

Oil production from the Aseng field off Equatorial Guinea is currently more than 50,000 b/d, according to partner PA Resources.

Afren has completed the initial phases of the shallow-water Ebok field development off Nigeria, following commissioning and ramp-up of all 14 production wells.

Ghana’s government has approved the $1.1-billion Phase 1A development of the Jubilee field, according to Tullow Oil.

Shell says it has completed the cleanup of a leak just before Christmas from the deepwater Bonga oil field offshore Nigeria.

Hyundai Heavy Industries has won a $900-million contract to build two offshore platforms to go to West Africa.

Rialto Energy has secured government approval to develop the Gazelle field in block CI-202 off Cote d’Ivoire.

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The FPSO Aseng has started first production offshore Equatorial Guinea in block I with 1,000 m (3,280 ft) water depth, reports SBM Offshore N.V.

PA Resources (PAR) expects first production from the Aseng field off Equatorial Guinea before year-end.

Total has re-started production from the Al Jurf oil field in block C137 offshore Libya, according to partner Wintershall.

SBM has awarded VWS Westgarth a multi-million dollar contract to supply process equipment for the FPSO Xikomba.

MSI has installed a current mooring system and a metocean buoy in block 16 offshore Angola for Maersk Oil.

Oil flow has started at the Pazflor field offshore Angola in block 17 reports operator Total.

PA Resources (PAR) is working to sustain production from the Didon field offshore Tunisia.

ExxonMobil Corp. says it is stopping production at Xikomba oilfield offshore Angola.

Canadian Natural Resources (CNR) has reinstated production at the Olowi field offshore Gabon.

The demand for offshore floating production systems is exhibiting strong growth, according to a recent report by International Maritime Associates, Inc (IMA).

The future of floating production systems is solid, says Infield in its “Floating Production Systems Market Report to 2015”.

Keppel Shipyard is on schedule to complete conversion of the FPSO Aseng, which has been chartered by Noble Energy.

The start-up of the Peregrino heavy oil field in Brazil's Campos basin in April marked a major milestone in Statoil's international ambitions. Peregrino is the company's largest operated field outside Norway and the first it has brought onstream in Brazil. Development of Peregrino, which contains 14º API crude, also benefited from Statoil's heavy oil expertise.

Wood Group says it has been granted a contract by Chevron for the commissioning of the Jack & St. Malo semisubmersible hub production facility.