BW Energy has reached first oil from the DTM-4H Gamba well drilled as part of the Tortue Phase 2 development project in the Dussafu Marin permit offshore Gabon.
The well began production Mar. 7, 3 days after first oil from the DTM-5H well (OGJ Online, Mar. 6, 2020). With the addition of the two wells, the overall field production continues to stabilize, the operator said, with current output of 20,000 b/d of oil gross.
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.
The Dussafu Marin JV consists of BW Energy (operator, 73.5%), Tullow Oil (10%), Gabon Oil Co. (9%), and Panoro Energy (7.5%).