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In its July 25 statement, Eni said that it intended and infrastructure-led exploration strategy,
to work with Sonatrach to fast-track RODW-1 [which] allows a rapid valorisation of the new
and the other new discoveries for development. resources,” the Italian major commented.
Since these new finds are relatively close to Eni is developing both Zemlet el Arbi and
processing facilities at Rhourde Oulad Djemaa Sif Fatima II through a joint venture with
(ROD) and Bir Rebaa North (BRN), they can be Sonatrach; it owns a 49% stake in the venture,
connected to existing infrastructure with ease, and the remaining 51% is owned by the Algerian
it explained. NOC. The partners are currently in the middle
“The RODW-1 discovery confirms the valid- of a five-well exploration drilling campaign at
ity of Eni’s and Sonatrach’s successful near-field their concessions in the North Berkine basin. ™

TotalEnergies begins production

at Ikike field offshore Nigeria

NIGERIA TOTALENERGIES (France) announced on TotalEnergies also emphasised its successes
July 25 that it had launched production at Ikike, in maximising local content in the Ikike project,
a shallow-water field within the OML 99 licence saying that more than 95% of the hours spent on
area offshore Nigeria. development had been worked at local facilities
In a statement, TotalEnergies said that Ikike and/or by local companies. Nigerian contrac-
was on track to see production reach 50,000 tors were entirely responsible for the construc-
barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd) by the tion and the integration of both the jacket and
end of 2022. It did not comment on initial out- the topsides modules installed at the field, it
put levels or provide a breakdown of the types of reported.
hydrocarbons in the production stream. Henri-Max Ndong-Nzue, senior vice pres-
The statement did note, however, that the ident for Africa Exploration and Production
Ikike production platform had been tied back at TotalEnergies, expressed appreciation for
to existing offshore infrastructure. The field is his company’s employees and contractors.
connected to facilities at Amenam, an oilfield “TotalEnergies is pleased to start production at
that straddles the OML 99 and OML 70 licence Ikike, which was launched a few months before
areas, via a 14-km pipeline, it explained. the COVID pandemic and whose success owes a
This use of existing infrastructure will help lot to the full mobilisation of the teams,” he com-
keep the costs of the project low, the French mented. “By tapping discoveries close to existing
major noted. This practice will also help keep facilities, this project fits the company’s strategy
the project’s emissions down to less than 4 kg of focusing on low-cost and low-emission oil
of carbon dioxide per boe, thereby supporting projects.”
TotalEnergies’ wider effort to reduce the carbon The Ikike field lies about 20 km from Nige-
intensity of its upstream portfolio, it added. ria’s coastline. ™

Ikike is linked to production facilities at the Amenam field via a 14-km pipeline (Image: TotalEnergies)

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