In line with its Headquarter's commitment to sustainable environmental practices and Global Gas Flaring Reduction (GGFR) Partnership initiative, Total Exploration and Production in Nigeria (TEPNG) identified the Ofon field as a major contributor to its gas flaring volumes and responded by initiating the Ofon Phase 2 Project. This was also a key step toward realizing the Company's plan, at Group level, to reduce the flaring of associated gas and greenhouse-gas emissions, on operated sites.Ofon is an offshore field that came on stream in 1997, and is located some 180 kilometers from Port Harcourt (about 65 kilometers from shoreline), South of Nigeria, in 40 meters of water depth. It is operated by Total E&P Nigeria Limited in a Joint Venture agreement with NNPC having 60% ownership and Total 40%. In its first phase, all associated gas was flared with minor fuel gas usage. Main objectives of OFON 2 projects are: y Stop routine flaring by the end of 2014, y Increase oil reserves and production from 25 to 65 kbopd, y Monetize gas through the Nigeria LNG plant and Domgas via Amenam facility, y Inject water to repressurize the reservoirs to ensure good sweep efficiency and increase oil recovery.The Company's flare down objective in Ofon field was achieved on 15th December 2014, accounting for an immediate 10% cut in the overall volume of gas flared by the Group's Exploration & Production activities. The start-up of Ofon Phase 2 had made it possible to avoid the flaring of one million standard cubic meters of gas per day under normal operating conditions. This reduction in gas flaring is estimated to have led to reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from 80ktCO 2 equivalent to less than 8ktCO 2 equivalent in the Ofon field.The project has also complied with Nigerian law of zero-flaring in oil and gas facilities. The Company is by this singular effort actively implementing the World Bank's initiative to eliminate all routine flaring of associated gas by 2030.As part of the Ofon phase 2 project, the new 70 kilometers pipeline had made it possible to pipe the gas to the OML 99 Amenam offshore gas hub, from where it is exported to the Nigeria LNG Plant at Bonny.A further 24 new wells scheduled to be drilled on Ofon field will make possible to market 3 million cubic meters of gas per day.Other significant achievements by this project include improved waste heat recovery and produced water management as well as the high level of local content in engineering and fabrication of the facilities including the Living Quarters built almost exclusively by local contractors for the first time ever in Nigeria.All activities have been conducted with the highest demand on safety and respect for the environment. Project achieved outstanding performances with more than 4.1 millions man-hours offshore without LTI including 1.5 million man-hours in SIMOPS.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.
customersupport@researchsolutions.com
10624 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. A-614
Henderson, NV 89052, USA
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Copyright © 2024 scite LLC. All rights reserved.
Made with 💙 for researchers
Part of the Research Solutions Family.