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Trinidad: Columbus Energy

starts Phase 2 of CO2 Pilot
Project at Trinity Inniss field

Columbus Energy has announced the start of
Phase 2 of the CO2 Pilot Project in the Trinity
Inniss field, onshore Trinidad.
Leo Koot, Executive Chairman of Columbus,
commented: “The Company is very pleased to
have started Phase 2 of the CO2 Pilot Project in
the Trinity Inniss field, which has the potential
to materially increase oil production in the field.
Acting in conjunction with our partner, Pred-
ator Oil and Gas, we have already commenced
injection of CO2 into the reservoir and will
be building up to continuous injection in the
coming weeks. The CO2 project is an impor-
tant enhanced oil recovery project for both the support its geophysical, geotechnical and envi- INVESTMENT
Company and Trinidad and I look forward to ronmental research operations across the region.
updating the market as to the results of the CO2 Ranger 2 Ultra-Short Baseline (USBL) sys- Petrobras releases
injection in due course.” tems have been installed on board OceanPact’s
As previously announced, the term of the research vessel Seward Johnson and RSV Aus- teaser for E&P in
Trinity Inniss Incremental Production Service tral Abrolhos to precisely track the location of
Contract (IPSC) was extended to allow for the underwater equipment and sensor packages Espírito Santo Basin
implementation of the CO2 Pilot Project. Ear- deployed from the ships, including seabed cor-
lier in the year, the Company injected the first ers, towed sensors and data loggers. Both ves- Petrobras informs that it has started the oppor-
tank of CO2 into well AT5X in the Trinity Inniss sels are currently on hire to Brazilian oil major tunity disclosure stage (teaser), regarding the
field and is now proceeding with Phase 2, with Petrobras. sale of a part of its interest in the exploratory
the immediate objective of maintaining CO2 Ranger 2 USBL is a popular choice for con- blocks belonging to the ES-M-596_R11, ES-M-
injection at the optimum peak rate of 9 tonnes ducting research at sea as operations can start as 598_R11, ES-M-671_R11, ES-M-673_R11
per day. The Company will measure the impact soon as a vessel arrives on location. This helps and ES-M743_R11 concessions, located in the
of continuous CO2 injection on oil production maximise valuable ship time. It has the capabil- Espírito Santo Basin.
in offset wells to AT5X and hopes to see material ity to track multiple underwater targets simul- The teaser, which includes key information
increases in production levels. taneously to beyond 11 km, works in shallow or about the opportunity, as well as the eligibility
The Company’s interest in the Trinity Inniss deep water and is able to remotely configure and criteria for selection of potential participants,
field benefits from an agreement with Predator communicate with compatible instruments. This is available on the Petrobras website. The main
Oil and Gas, whereby Predator plans and funds operational flexibility was a key factor in Ocean- subsequent stages of the project will be reported
the CO2 EOR Pilot Project. As part of the agree- Pact’s investment decision. to the market in due course.
ment with Predator, the Company and Predator Raphael Melo, Survey Manager from Ocean- The concessions ES-M-596_R11, ES-M-
share 50:50 in any incremental oil production Pact Geo, said: “For geophysical, geotechnical 598_R11, ES-M-671_R11, ES-M-673_R11 and
(after Predator recovers its costs associated with and environmental research and survey opera- ES-M-743_R11 were acquired in the ANP’s 11th
the project). tions in Brazil we rely on the highest specifica- Bidding Round in 2013 and are currently in the
Columbus Energy, June 01 2020 tion and highest reliability systems. Sonardyne’s 1st Exploration Period. Petrobras’ current par-
equipment has proven to be both during our pre- ticipation in the concessions is detailed below:
vious long-term rentals. This is why we have cho- for ES-M-596_R11, Petrobras (50%, operator)
SERVICES sen now to permanently acquire this equipment and Equinor (50%); for ES-M-598_R11, Petro-
for two of our vessels. Having the reassurance of bras (40%), Equinor (40%, operator) and Enauta
Sonardyne positioning local technical and operational support from the (20%); for ES-M-671_R11, Petrobras (40%),
Sonardyne team here in Brazil is a big advantage Equinor (35%, operator) and Total (25%); for
systems chosen for for us also.” ES-M-673_R11, Petrobras (40%), Equinor (40%,
operator) and Enauta (20%); and for ES-M-743_
Andre Moura, Sales and Applications Man-
Brazilian geoscience ager at Sonardyne Brasil, said: “This order from R11, Petrobras (40%), Equinor (35%, operator)
OceanPact further embeds Ranger 2’s reputation and Total (25%).
research vessels in the region. For those wanting accuracy and The process of assigning to Petrobras the
versatility, it’s proven itself time and again while shares of Equinor, with the consequent trans-
Brazilian geoscience services company Ocean- also meeting the toughest specifications from oil fer of the operation, and of Total, is in progress
Pact Geociencias has chosen deep water posi- and gas, science and survey companies.” before CADE and ANP and is expected to be
tioning technology from Sonardyne Brasil to Sonardyne, June 03 2020 concluded in the second half of 2020.

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