Total brings Congo field on stream
Total E&P Congo announces that the deep offshore Moho-Bilondo field has been brought on stream in the Republic of
the Congo, nearly a month ahead of schedule.
Discovered in 1995, the field is located nearly 80 km offshore in water depths ranging from 540 to 730 meters and
contains estimated reserves of close to 230 mm barrels of oil.
The first deep offshore development to be brought on stream in the Congo, the Bilondo and Mobim reservoirs will be
produced using nine producing wells and five water injectors in two submarine clusters. Plateau production is
forecast at 90,000 barrels of oil per day.
Insulated umbilicals and flowlines will bring the oil to the Floating Production Unit (FPU), from which it will then
be exported via a new 16-inch, 80-km pipeline to the Total-operated Djeno onshore terminal.
The project leverages Total's experience of drilling complex, extended-reach wells. One innovative feature is the use
of bottom hole gas injection in a deep offshore project.
Despitethe complex development plan, the reservoir was brought on stream in a record 33 months after the signature of
construction contracts.
In addition, the Moho Marine Nord 1 and 2 wells, drilled in 2007 in the northern part of the license, revealed
significant additional resources of good quality oil. New development studies are being launched.
Total E&P Congo (53.5 %) operates the license, alongside Chevron Overseas Congo (31.5 %) and Societe Nationale
des Petroles du Congo (15 %).
