Offshore staff
STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Production has started on the Candax Energy-operated El Biban field, offshore Tunisa, according to partner PA Resources.
Production began last week from the EBB-4 well. Oil production rates have so far been variable due to onshore plant commissioning and offshore tie-in delays due to bad weather, both of which have necessitated several shutdowns. The peak daily production rate thus far is approximately 1,400 b/d of oil. The operator expects the oil production level to rise considerably over the coming weeks as production from EBB-4 is optimized and the EBB-3 well is tied in and brought on stream.
The second production well in the El Bibane re-development project, EBB-3, was also completed last week and theWest Titania drilling rig's demobilization has begun. The installation of the EBB-3 platform and pipeline hook-ups with the other wells is ongoing. The onshore SEEB gas power station is also being commissioned and will start power generation operations once gas production from El Bibane has been stabilized in April 2008.
The gas injection well EBB-5 was tested in the beginning of March and flowed gas and condensate to the onshore central processing facility to clean up the well and enable the onshore plant commissioning to be initiated.
03/25/2008
