First oil is flowing at a rate of 5,000 boe/d from the West Espoir development offshore Ivory Coast.
Offshore staff
LONDON -- First oil is flowing at a rate of 5,000 boe/d from the West Espoir development offshore Ivory Coast.
The development includes a wellhead tower tied back via a 5.5 km pipeline to the Espoir FPSO where it joins production from East Espoir. Combined, the two fields produce more than 35,000 boe/d.
Four more production wells and two water injection wells are planned in West Espoir. Production is expected to reach 10,000 boe/d by late 2007, says Tullow Oil Plc, which has a 21.33% interest in the development.
