Aker Energy Ghana Ltd. has altered its development plan for Pecan field in the Deepwater Tano Cape Three Points block offshore Ghana to utilize two floating producing storage offshore (FPSO) vessels in a phased approach with an altered timeline.
In March, a final investment decision for development was placed on hold. No new date has been set for FID, the operator said in a release June 5, but the company and its partners—Lukoil, Fueltrade, and Ghana National Petroleum Corp.—are “working actively to confirm the feasibility of a phased Pecan field development by executing conceptual studies.”
The original field development concept was based on a centralized FPSO supporting development of the entire Pecan field, as well as tie-ins of all other area resources (OGJ Online, Mar. 28, 2019). A new, phased approach “will enable Aker Energy to commence with one FPSO for Pecan in the south and expand to a second FPSO in the north after a few years, with tie-ins of additional discovered resources,” the company said.
The first FPSO will be deployed 115 km offshore Ghana over a subsea production system installed in ultra-deep waters of 2,400-2,700 m.
Partners are currently assessing FPSO candidates for redeployment.