Africa Offshore Oil Field Development News

FMC Technologies has subcontracted Aveon Offshore to fabricate components for the subsea production system for Shell’s Bonga North West project offshore Nigeria.

Total E&P Angola (NYSE: TOT Paris: FP FP) has contracted Aker Solutions (Oslo Børs:AKSO) to provide seven subsea tree systems for Dalia at a value of NOK 470 million ($81.6 million).

Bowleven says it has completed processing of data from 3D/4C OBC seismic acquired over parts of its Etinde permit offshore Cameroon.

Phase 1A development drilling started last month on the Jubilee field off Ghana, according to operator Tullow Oil.

Afren has completed testing at its Okoro East oil discovery offshore southeast Nigeria.

Total and NNPC have started the second phase of the Ofon field development offshore Nigeria.

Tullow Ghana has contracted Technip for subsea installations related to the Jubilee Phase 1A development offshore Ghana.

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.

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

Eni Angola has contracted SONASING, OPS, and SBM Offshore for a 12-year lease including operations of the FPSO Xikomba to develop block 15/06 offshore Angola.

The AGMN platform for Total’s Phase 3 Anguille field redevelopment off Gabon is nearing completion.

Development of the deepwater Usan field offshore Nigeria remains on track for first oil during the first half of 2012, according to partner Nexen Petroleum.

SBM Offshore has updated its current construction program for projects offshore West Africa.

Development of the Noble Energy-operated Aseng field in block 1 off Equatorial Guinea is ahead of schedule.

Rialto Energy expects to resume work on a development project offshore Cote d’Ivoire.

Floating LNG (FLNG) concepts have been identified as a promising development option for offshore gas fields, particularly for small-medium size reserves. The offshore West Africa region is known to hold large numbers of such “stranded” gas deposits with limited commercial prospects.

Production from the Ebok field offshore southeast Nigeria has exceeded expectations, according to operator Afren.

Production from the Jubilee oil field offshore Ghana has increased to over 70,000 b/d from five wells, says operator Tullow Oil.

Expansion of the Al Shaheen field continues offshore Qatar, according to operator Maersk Oil.

Total says the redevelopment of its Anguille field offshore Gabon is progressing according to schedule.

BG Group says its production in the first quarter of 2011 was affected by civil unrest.

The jackup Ensco 85 will shortly spud the first development well on the Didon North field offshore Tunisia, according to operator PA Resources (PAR).

Tullow Oil expects the final cost of Phase I of the Jubilee project offshore Ghana to be within 5% of the original $3.1 billion budget.