TotalEnergies submits plans for Suriname development
TotalEnergies E&P Suriname BV submitted an environmental impact statement (EIS) to develop oil reserves at Sapakara South and Krabdagu fields in Block 58 in Suriname, 140 km northwest from the coastal capital city Paramaribo and about 115 km from the Suriname coastline.
In June, the company said a final investment decision on the project is expected in this year's fourth quarter for a production start-up in 2028 and that engineering studies (FEED) were progressing for development of Sapakara and Krabdagu fields. At the time, the operator signed an agreement with Staatsolie on the size of the area to be developed and the hull for the FPSO had been secured (OGJ Online, June 5, 2024).
TotalEnergies is seeking approval from the National Institute for Environment and Development in Suriname (NIMOS) to conduct offshore development and production activities in the block, requiring submittal of an EIS. A project stakeholder engagement plan (SEP) was developed in January 2024 and has been updated and submitted with the EIS report for review.
Oil field development
Oil field development activities within the block will consist of drilling of 32 wells (including oil production, water injection, and gas re injection wells), installation and operation of subsea, umbilicals, risers, and flowlines (SURF), installation and operation of a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel, and ultimately project decommissioning. Onshore logistical support facilities and marine- aviation services will be used to support each stage of the project, the company said.
Appraisal of Sapakara South and Krabdagu was successfully completed in August 2023 with the drilling and testing of three exploration wells (OGJ Online, Sept. 13, 2023). The work confirmed combined recoverable resources close to 700 million bbl. Crude oil will be transferred to the anchored FPSO, which is expected to store up to 2 million bbl of stabilized crude oil with capacity to offload about 1 million bbl over a 24-hr period.
TotalEnergies is operator of Block 58 with a 50% interest, alongside APA Corp. (50%).
Alex Procyk | Upstream Editor
Alex Procyk is Upstream Editor at Oil & Gas Journal. He has also served as a principal technical professional at Halliburton and as a completion engineer at ConocoPhillips. He holds a BS in chemistry (1987) from Kent State University and a PhD in chemistry (1992) from Carnegie Mellon University. He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).
