Repsol to invest in developing Caipipendi Block in Bolivia
Repsol's Chairman, Antonio Brufau and Bolivia's president, Evo Morales, reached an agreement in La Paz to develop the
Caipipendi block, whose production will rise sevenfold during the next 5 years to reach a daily output of 14 mm
cm.
The block contains resources of 3.7 tcf of gas for the developing consortium, which will be incorporated to the
company's reserves in the coming months.
Bolivia's Minister of Energy, Oscar Coca, the Chairman of YPFB, Carlos Villegas, Repsol's Executive Director for
Upstream, Nemesio Fernandez-Cuesta, and Repsol's Country Manager in Bolivia, Luis Garcia Sanchez were also present at
this meeting.
Antonio Brufau explained to the Bolivian leader Repsol's commitment in carrying out the development plan in the
Caipipendi Block, which will multiply by seven the current production levels in 2013, and implies an investment of
EUR 400 mm.
The Caipipendi block is located in the south of Bolivia, in the Tarija and Chuquisaca regions. All the reservoirs in
that area will be developed and exploited by a consortium made up of Repsol-YPF Bolivia (37.5 % -- Operator), BG
(37.5 %) and PAE E&P Bolivia (25 %) in line with the conditions agreed with Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscales
Bolivianos.
The Margarita and Huacaya fields cover a surface area of 123,000 hectares including 5 wells-at a depth to between
4,000 and 8,000 metres -- drilled between 1998 and 2008. The Margarita field began producing in December 2004
following the construction of a gas treatment plant. The field currently produces 2 mm cmpd of gas.
