Tortue Phase 2 field development project in the Dussafu Marin Permit offshore Gabon has reached first oil as DTM-5H Gamba well was brought on production Mar. 4, BW Energy (BWE) reported.
The second well, DTM-4H, is scheduled to come onstream “in the coming week,” the operator said.
Phase 2 consists of four production wells tied back to the FPSO BW Adolo. The DTM-4H and DTM-5H are the first of two clusters. The second cluster is being drilled and is scheduled to begin production by June. Total production after completion of Phase 2 is projected to be 17,300-21,600 b/d of oil gross for 2020 from six producing wells, compared with an average of 11,800 b/d of oil gross produced in 2019.
“Following completion of Tortue Phase 2, we will seek to unlock additional reserves through a new exploration well in the Dussafu license,” said BW Energy chief executive officer Carl K. Arnet.
The Dussafu Marin JV consists of BW Energy (operator, 73.5%), Tullow Oil (10%), Gabon Oil Co. (9%), and Panoro Energy (7.5%).