Eni SPA started production from Cuica field, Block 15/06 in deepwater Angola, about 4 months after discovery. The field is in 500 m water depth about 3 km from the Armada Olombendo FPSO.
Cuica was discovered by exploration well Cuica 1 in March 2021. The development includes an oil producer well and a water injection well, tied back to the existing Cabaça North subsea production system. Production will be via the Olombendo FPSO.
The FPSO has a production capacity of 100,000 b/d and is designed to operate with zero discharge. Besides Cuica, Olombendo is receiving and treating production from Cabaça, Cabaça South East, and UM8 fields for a total of 12 wells and 5 manifolds at 400-500 m water depths. The FPSO also will receive production from Cabaça North field in fourth-quarter 2021.
Eni Angola is operator at Block 15/06 (36.84%) with partners Sonangol Pesquisa e Produção (36.84%) and SSI Fifteen Ltd. (26.32%).
