Sasol began drilling the first well which is part of a drilling campaign in Mozambique’s Temane G8, Temane East, Inhassoro G6 and Inhassoro G10 reservoirs. Spudding this well is part of the first phase of the field development plan (FDP) for the production sharing agreement (PSA) license in Inhambane province, the company said May 25..
In the reservoirs, 13 production wells will be drilled (including a water disposal well) during this initial phase, while oil and LPG production facilities will be installed close to the existing central processing facility (CPF). A fifth gas processing train will be installed at the CPF to process the additional gas.
During the first phase of the PSA development, which will cost about US$1.4 billion, four of the geological layers will be developed using existing infrastructure.
Mozambique's Council of Ministers approved the PSA FDP in January this year. Shortly thereafter, Sasol commissioned a drilling rig from French-based drilling contractor Societe de Maintenance Petroliere, which arrived in Maputo Port on March 19.
Sasol is based in Johannesburg.
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