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NEWS IN BRIEF
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The Ntorya project has progressed such that following approval of the tendering and pro- curement process, the company can progress operations supporting the ordering of the Long Lead Items shortly thereafter.
ARA Petroleum Tanzania (APT) has secured offices and staff accommodation.
Tom Mackay, Chief Executive Officer of Aminex, commented: “While we continue to engage in constructive dialogue, Aminex and APT are working diligently to progress work- flows such that when the approvals are given, we can quickly move into an operational phase and deliver first gas from Ntorya and begin reme- diation work on Kiliwani. As of yet, no formal update has been received from the government of Tanzania in regards to our licences. However, we have had positive indications in-country that the government is approaching a place where it can update the international oil companies.
“We thank shareholders for their continued confidence in the project and patience during this time of internal government reform. We look forward to updating the market as and when progress is made.”
Aminex, February 25 2020
SERVICES
Yinson awarded Ghana FPSO project
Yinson Holdings has entered into a letter of intent (LoI) with Aker Energy with the intent of awarding the contracts to charter, operate and maintain the floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel for the Pecan develop- ment project in the Deepwater Tano/Cape Three Points (DWT/CTP) block offshore Ghana.
Following the execution of the LoI, the par- ties will proceed to conclude the contracts and fulfil its conditions. The contracts will be for a firm period of 10 years followed by five yearly extension options exercisable by Aker Energy.
Aker Energy is the operator under the DWT/ CTP Petroleum Agreement with a 50% partici- pating interest. Its partners are Lukoil Overseas Ghana Tano Ltd (38%), Ghana National Petro- leum Corp. (10%) and Fueltrade Ltd (2%).
The Pecan field is located in ultra-deep waters, ranging from 2,400 to 2,700 metres deep, 115 km offshore Ghana. The field will produce through Yinson’s FPSO, which will be the centre for processing and exporting of crude oil from the field, with a plateau production of approxi- mately 110,000 barrels per day of oil.
This FPSO will be Yinson’s second vessel to operate in Ghanaian waters, with the first being FPSO John Agyekum Kufuor, which has been operating for Eni in the Offshore Cape Three
Points Block since 2017.
Yinson’s Chief Executive Officer for Produc-
tion Eirik Barclay said that the Yinson team was greatly looking forward to working with Aker Energy on this exciting and challenging project in over 2,400 metres of water depth. He said he was confident in Yinson’s ability to deliver the FPSO to the Pecan field on schedule.
Yinson Holdings, February 21 2020
Earthmoves completes
evaluation of the 2020
Senegal licence round
Earthmoves has completed an evaluation of the 2020 Senegal licence round, which is the latest update to their Central Atlantic Digital Atlas. This multi-client study summarises the geology and hydrocarbon potential of the MSGBC basin, and the 12 Senegal blocks on offer are described and ranked.
Ian Davison, Managing Director of Earthmoves said: “In recent years, the NW Africa Atlantic margin has become an exploration hot spot. The recently announced Senegal Licence round offers four coastal blocks and eight large deepwater blocks, which at first glance seem not that attractive due to the deepwater and thin sed- iment cover. But high geothermal gradients are predicted due to the Cape Verde hotspot, which may mature the source rock. The constant gen- tle slope of the margin will also allow turbidite sandstones to extend out into the deepest blocks with potential reservoirs deposited just above the source interval.”
Earthmoves, February 23 2020
TGS completes one survey
and commences another
offshore Senegal
OUP-NORD-20, will cover a block that is cur- rently open and included in the present license round launched in Dakar on January 31.
The data being acquired will illuminate deepwater fan systems that have already proved effective inboard of the 3D with the Yakaar and Tortue discoveries and will be key to supporting the licensing round across this acreage.
Kristian Johansen, CEO at TGS, commented: “It is great to see that the new data being acquired will be used to unlock the as-yet unexplored deepwater potential of this emerging world-class hydrocarbon basin. We are proud to be bringing this data to our clients in order to enable future discoveries.”
TGS, February 19 2020
Mozambique: Total
awards two LNG
agreements to Worley
Worley has been awarded two master service agreements (MSAs) by Total E&P Mozambique Area 1 (Total) to provide services to the Mozam- bique LNG project.
Under the MSAs, Worley will provide in- and out-of-country services, including engineering, consulting and specialist engineering for deliv- ery of onshore and offshore (subsea) facilities. The services will support the development of the new LNG facility.
The services will be executed by Worley’s local Mozambique operation with support from Worley’s global businesses, including Advisian. Worley has supported the LNG development, located on the Afungi peninsula in Cabo Del- gado province, since gas was first discovered there in 2010.
Worley, February 20 2020
DOF Subsea wins
contracts in Nigeria
and Angola
DOF Subsea has announced two con- tract-awards for international clients in Africa, securing further vessel and resource utilisation in Q1 and first part of Q2 2020.
The first contract is for seismic nodes instal- lation in Nigeria for an undisclosed client. The work will be executed from the CSV Geosund.
The second contract is an extension to exist- ing contract with a major operator in Angola to support a variety of subsea activities. For this project, the company will deploy the CSV Skandi Seven, which has already been operating for the client in Angola for some time.
DOF Subsea, February 20 2020
TGS, a leading provider of multi-client geosci- ence data for exploration & production (E&P) companies, has announced that it has completed the acquisition of its latest 3D survey offshore Senegal, SN-UDO-19. This latest stand-alone survey is located in northern Senegal and follows a further recently completed survey, SS-UDO-19, in the south of the country. Fast- track data will be available during the second quarter of 2020. The full dataset will be available by Q4-2020.
Upon completion of SN-UDO-19, the acquisition vessel, BGP Prospector, steamed 200 km north to begin a further survey today to acquire 2,024 square km of 3D seismic data in northern Senegal. Once again in partnership with GeoPartners and Petrosen, the 3D survey,
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