Dec. 9 – Yesterday, a special ceremony in Luanda kicked off production at the Eni project on the West Hub Development Block 15/06, located in offshore Angola, about 350 kilometers north west of the capital, Luanda, and 130 km east from the town of Soyo. The event was held in the presence of the Angolan Oil Minister, Jose Maria Botelho de Vasconcelos, as well as the CEO of Eni, Claudio Descalzi, the President of Sonanagol, Francisco de Lemos José Maria, and the Eni representatives of the oil and gas sector and Angolan managers. The production, obtained through the FPSO N’Goma vessel, is currently 45.000 barrels of oil per day. Production ramp-up will be completed over the next few months, reaching up to 100.000 barrels of oil per day. The Block 15/06 also includes the East Hub Development, which is expected to start in 2017. Together, production from the Block 15/06 will reach the overall level of 200.000 barrels of oil per day. (Red)
