By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, July 10 -- The production platform for Avouma oil field off Gabon has arrived at the field, Pan-Ocean Energy Corp. Ltd. said.
Production is to start late this year from two horizontal wells at 10,000 b/d (3,136 b/d net to Pan-Ocean. Drilling is expected in October.
Avouma will be the second field on the Etame Marin Permit to come on production. Etame field produces 18,000 b/d.
A 16-km pipeline connecting the Avouma platform with a floating production, storage, and offloading facility on Etame field is expected to be completed soon, Pan-Ocean said.
Pan-Ocean said Etame coventurers received Gabon government approval for an exclusive exploitation area around the Ebouri discovery. A development plan is expected to be filed with the government in September.
Ebouri oil field is expected to come on stream in late 2007 at 5,000 b/d.