Eni kicks off production from Vandumbu field off Angola

Eni has started production from the Vandumbu field in Block 15/06 offshore Angola, through the West Hub N’Goma FPSO.

The Block  15/06 is located approximately 350 kilometres north-west of Luanda and 130 kilometres west of Soyo.

Eni said on the 10^th December that the first oil from the Vandumbu field was achieved in late November 2018, three months ahead of schedule.

This, along with the start-up of a subsea multiphase boosting system (SMBS) achieved in early December, is boosting the oil production from Block 15/06 by 20,000 barrels of oil per day via West Hub’s N’Goma FPSO.

The ramp-up of Vandumbu will be completed in the first quarter of 2019, to achieve a total production of about 170,000 barrels of oil per day and further extending the production plateau.

The two start-ups mark a further step forward in the phased and clustered development strategy which Eni has adopted for Block 15/06, and which has allowed the start-up of eight fields since November 2014, when production from West Hub started from the Sangos field.

Block 15/06 is developed by a Joint Venture formed by Eni (36.84%, Operator), Sonangol P&P (36.84%) and SSI Fifteen Limited (26.32%).

Also on the 10^th December, Eni announced a new oil discovery in the Afoxé exploration prospect located in Block 15/06. The discovery is estimated to contain between 170 and 200 million barrels of light oil in place.

Source: Offshore Energy Today