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The Australian company stressed, though, that
it was still mapping the deeper-lying reservoirs
of the Bambo-1 and Bambo-1ST1 wells and
conducting laboratory analysis of samples col-
lected during the drilling programme. It did
not say when it expected these processes to be
completed.
However, it did state that it was looking to
being another partner on board. In its statement,
FAR explained that it intended to farm down its
interest in Blocks A2 and A5, which it is explor-
ing and developing under the same licence, to
another company that could help carry the cost
of drilling another exploration well in late 2023
and making up some of its own past costs.
It did not name any potential investors, but
it did indicate that it was close to reaching an Panthera, Jatta and Malo are new prospects at Blocks A2 (Image: FAR Ltd)
agreement with its current partner Petronas
(Malaysia) on reducing this year’s expenditures Equity in Blocks A2 and A5 is split 50:50
from $9.56mn to $5.7mn, a cut of 40%. The two between FAR and Petronas, with the former
companies are looking to cut costs by revising acting as operator. The Australian company
their work programme. secured its licence for the blocks in 2017. ™

Eiffage finishes all 21 caissons

for FLNG breakwater at GTA field

SENEGAL/MAURITANIA EIFFAGE Genie Civil (France) has finished which is about 10 km distant from the shore.
building all 21 of the large caissons that will be More than 1,700 workers participated in
used to form a breakwater protecting the float- the construction of the caissons, which weigh
ing LNG (FLNG) vessel installed at the Greater 16,000 tonnes each, Eiffage said. Each of the
Tortue/Ahmeyim (GTA) natural gas field off- units measures 28 metres wide, 32 metres high
shore Senegal and Mauritania. and 55 metres long.
The French engineering company said in a The French company is working together
statement that it had constructed the 21 cais- with Saipem (Italy) to provide engineering,
sons in the Senegalese capital of Dakar, using procurement and construction (EPC) services
more than 130,000 cubic metres of cement from related to the marine hub and terminal for the
two of its own factories. To date, it said, 16 of LNG component of the GTA project. The part-
the units have already been taken out to the field ners won the contract from BP, the UK-based
and installed at the future site of the breakwater, operator of the offshore field, in 2019.

Rendering of breakwater structure at GTA LNG facility (Image: Eiffage)

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