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(1) Subsea Integration Alliance is a non-incor- PAT-2 encountered high quality Oligocene tur- drilling the wells, has been completed within
porated strategic global alliance between Sub- bidite sandstones close to the prognosed depth, schedule and budget. Most importantly there
sea7 and OneSubsea, the subsea technologies, and preliminary interpretation of wireline log have been no material safety or environmental
production, and processing business of SLB, data has indicated net pay thickness in line with issues. The majority of the materials for the next
bringing together field development planning, pre-drill expectations. Reservoir quality is better phase of the development are now either onsite
project delivery and total lifecycle solutions than predicted and closely aligned with PAT-1 or ready to be shipped to site. Subject to weather
under an extensive technology and services and wells in the adjacent Baúna and Piracaba and other unforeseen delays, the project is on
portfolio. As one team, Subsea Integration Alli- fields. track to commence production in the first quar-
ance amplifies subsea performance by helping Remaining activities associated with the ter of CY2023.”
customers to select, design, deliver, and operate Patola development include the completion of Background: The Patola oilfield was discov-
the smartest subsea projects. This eliminates both wells, installation of a subsea pipeline and ered by Petrobras in 2011. The field is located
costly revisions, avoids delays, and reduces risk umbilicals from Patola to the Cidade de Itajaí adjacent to the producing Baúna and Piracaba
across the life of field. FPSO and tying the wells into existing riser slots fields and within the same concession, BM-S-40.
(2) Subsea7 defines a substantial contract as on the FPSO. Completion of FPSO pipework to In June 2021, Karoon made a Final Invest-
being one where its share of revenue is $150mn tie the wells into the main production stream will ment Decision (FID) to proceed with the
and $300mn then be undertaken before the new facilities are development of Patola. The development will
Subsea7, November 18 2022 commissioned. comprise drilling two production wells, install-
First production from the Patola field is ing subsea infrastructure (well-heads and pres-
Karoon provides targeted to commence in the first quarter of sure controls, flowlines, risers, umbilicals and
CY2023, with a short plateau production rate of electrohydraulic control equipment) and tying
development update more than 10,000 bpd of oil expected, prior to the wells back to spare riser slots on the Baúna
the onset of natural decline.
FPSO.
on Patola field is planned that the Noble Developer drilling rig the Maersk Developer drilling rig, is scheduled
Following the Patola completion activities, it
Drilling of the two development wells, using
Karoon Energy reports that PAT-2, the second will move to the Neon field to drill the first of to commence in late calendar 2022, following
of two new production wells in the Patola field potentially two Neon control wells, subject to the the completion of the Baúna intervention cam-
in the BM-S-40 production license offshore receipt of regulatory approvals. paign. Patola development is expected to come
Brazil (Karoon – 100%), has been successfully Dr. Julian Fowles, CEO and Managing onstream in early CY2023 and to add more than
drilled to a total depth of 2,313 metres utilis- Director of Karoon, said: “Patola is Karoon’s first 10,000 bpd of oil to production prior to the wells
ing the Noble Developer drilling rig (formerly development project since taking over as oper- commencing natural decline.
known as the Maersk Developer). Like PAT-1, ator of the Baúna concession. The first phase, Karoon Energy, November 21 2022

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