Pazflor oil development

The Pazflor oil development is an offshore oil development in Angola. It involves Perpetua, Hortensia and Zinia (Upper Miocene), and Acacia (Oligocene) oilfields, which were discovered between mid 2000 and early 2003.

Location

The Pazflor oil development located in center of Block 17 about convert|150|km|mi|-1 off the coast of Angola and convert|40|km|mi|0 north-east of Dalia oilfield in depths of convert|600|m|ft|-2 to convert|1200|m|ft|-2. It covers convert|600|km2|sqmi|-1|lk=on with a north-south axis of over convert|30|km|mi|0.cite web | publisher= Oil Voice | title = Total Launches Pazflor Development on Block 17, Angola - a World Technology First | url= http://www.oilvoice.com/n/Total_Launches_Pazflor_Development_on_Block_17_Angola_a_World_Technology_First/0fc0da46.aspx | date = 2007-12-27 | accessdate=2007-12-31]

Technical features

The Pazflor oil development will produce heavy crude oil from Miocene reservoirs, and lighter oil from the Acacia Oligocene reservoir. Drilling operations are planned to commence in 2009 and oil production is scheduled to start in 2011. The processing capacity of 200,000 barrels of oil per day will be ensured with 49 wells.

Operator

Sonangol is the Block 17 concessionaire. Like other developments in the Block 17, the operator is Total S.A. with interest of 40%, and other partners are StatoilHydro (23.33%), ExxonMobil (20%) and BP (16.67%).

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