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=== Expansion of conventional production ===
 
=== Expansion of conventional production ===
* 1952 : 1st Petrofina concession in Angola
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* 1952: 1st Petrofina concession in Angola
* 1955 : 1st discovery in Angola (Benfica) and in Cameroon (Logbaba)
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* 1955: 1st discovery in Angola (Benfica) and in Cameroon (Logbaba)
* 1956 : Discoveries of Hassi Messaoud, Hassi R’Mel and Edjeleh (Algeria)
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* 1956: Discoveries of [[Hassi Messaoud Oil Field | Hassi Messaoud]], [[Hassi Rmel Gas Field | Hassi R’Mel]] and Edjeleh (Algeria)
* 1956 : 1st discovery in Gabon
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* 1956: 1st discovery in Gabon
* 1958-1961 : Discoveries of Zarzaïtine and Gassi Touil (Algeria)
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* 1958-1961: Discoveries of Zarzaïtine and [[Gassi Touil Gas Field]] (Algeria)
  
 
=== Offshore expansion ===
 
=== Offshore expansion ===
* 1962 : Discovery of  
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* 1962: Discovery of [[Anguille Oil Field]] (Gabon), first drilling and Obagi discovery (Nigeria)
Anguille (Gabon), first  
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* 1968: Emeraude discovery (Congo)
drilling and Obagi
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* 1971: Discovery of [[Grondin Oil Field | Grondin]] (Gabon) and [[Ashtart Oil Field]] (Tunisia)
discovery ( Nigeria)
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* 1975: [[Al Jurf Oil Field]] discovery (Libya)
* 1968 : Emeraude
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* 1982: [[ Block 3/05 Oil Fields | Pacassa]] discovery (Angola)
discovery (Congo)
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* 1985: [[Rabi Oil Field | Rabi Kounga]] discovery
* 1971 : Discovery of  
 
Grondin (Gabon) and  
 
Ashtart (Tunisia)
 
* 1975 : Al Jurf discovery  
 
(Libya)
 
* 1982 : Pacassa
 
discovery (Angola)
 
* 1985 : Rabi Kounga
 
  
 
=== Deep and Ultra-deep offshore acceleration ===
 
=== Deep and Ultra-deep offshore acceleration ===
* 1995 : Moho discovery (Congo) and Mabruk (Libya) start-up
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* 1995: Moho discovery (Congo) and [[Mabruk Oil Field | Mabruk]] (Libya) start-up
* 1996-2002 : 15 discoveries on Block 17 (Angola)
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* 1996-2002: 15 discoveries on Block 17 (Angola)
* 1996 : El Sharara start-up (Libya)
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* 1996: [[El Sharara Oil Field]] start-up (Libya)
* 1999 : TFT start-up (Algeria)
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* 1999: [[Tin Fouye Tabankort Gas Field | TFT]] start-up (Algeria)
* 2000 : Akpo discovery (Nigeria)
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* 2000: Akpo discovery (Nigeria)
* 2001 : Girassol start-up (Angola)
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* 2001: Girassol start-up (Angola)
* 2003 : Amenam (Nigeria), Jasmim (Angola) and Al-Jurf (Libya) start-ups
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* 2003: [[Amenam-Kpono Oil Field | Amenam]] (Nigeria), Jasmim (Angola) and Al-Jurf (Libya) start-ups
 
* 2003-2005 : 5 discoveries on Block 32 (Angola)
 
* 2003-2005 : 5 discoveries on Block 32 (Angola)
 
* 2004-2005 : OPL 222 discoveries (Nigeria -Usan)
 
* 2004-2005 : OPL 222 discoveries (Nigeria -Usan)
* 2005 : Akpo and Moho Bilondo launched
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* 2005: Akpo and Moho Bilondo launched
 
* 2005-2006: start-up NLNG trains 4 & 5
 
* 2005-2006: start-up NLNG trains 4 & 5
 
* 2006: 3rd discovery on MTPS (Congo)
 
* 2006: 3rd discovery on MTPS (Congo)

Latest revision as of 17:38, 12 December 2023

The origins

  • 1932: 1st exploration in Gabon
  • 1946: 1st exploration in Cameroon
  • 1950: Discoveries in Egypt

Expansion of conventional production

  • 1952: 1st Petrofina concession in Angola
  • 1955: 1st discovery in Angola (Benfica) and in Cameroon (Logbaba)
  • 1956: Discoveries of Hassi Messaoud, Hassi R’Mel and Edjeleh (Algeria)
  • 1956: 1st discovery in Gabon
  • 1958-1961: Discoveries of Zarzaïtine and Gassi Touil Gas Field (Algeria)

Offshore expansion

Deep and Ultra-deep offshore acceleration

  • 1995: Moho discovery (Congo) and Mabruk (Libya) start-up
  • 1996-2002: 15 discoveries on Block 17 (Angola)
  • 1996: El Sharara Oil Field start-up (Libya)
  • 1999: TFT start-up (Algeria)
  • 2000: Akpo discovery (Nigeria)
  • 2001: Girassol start-up (Angola)
  • 2003: Amenam (Nigeria), Jasmim (Angola) and Al-Jurf (Libya) start-ups
  • 2003-2005 : 5 discoveries on Block 32 (Angola)
  • 2004-2005 : OPL 222 discoveries (Nigeria -Usan)
  • 2005: Akpo and Moho Bilondo launched
  • 2005-2006: start-up NLNG trains 4 & 5
  • 2006: 3rd discovery on MTPS (Congo)
  • 2006: NC191/NC186 (Libya) first discoveries
  • 2006: Entered into OML 112/117 and Brass LNG (Nigeria)
  • 2006: Mobi M2 (Congo) discovery
  • 2006: Dissoni discovery, Bomana and appraisals intake (Cameroon)
  • 2006: Block 32 & 17 discoveries and appraisals
  • 2006: BBLT and Dalia start-up (Angola)
  • 2007: Rosa start-up (Angola)