OCTP gas production starts off Ghana

Production of natural gas has begun from Sankofa field, part of Ghana’s Offshore Cape Three Points (OCTP) integrated oil and gas project.

Production of sweet, 28.9° gravity oil began last year into the John Agyekum Kufuor floating production, storage, and offloading vessel (OGJ Online, May 22, 2017).

Sankofa field, under development with Gye Nyame field, will produce 180 MMscfd of gas for at least 15 years, according to Eni, the operator.

Gas production is from two of four deepwater subsea wells linked to the FPSO.

When commissioning of offshore facilities is complete, gas will flow through a dedicated 60-km pipeline to the onshore receiving facility in Sanzule for compression and distribution.

OCTP gas will displace oil in Ghanaian power generation.

Water depths in the OCTP area are 520-990 m.

OCTP interests are Eni, 44.44%; Vitol, 35.56%; and Ghana National Petroleum Corp., 20%.