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* Zaafarana has a 4-leg production platform that has 15 well slots. Zafco produces from 8 wells operated by ESP (electric submersible pumps) employing a unique Cable Deployed Pumping System (CDPS). The System has been operating successfully, eliminating the need for an offshore rig at the end of each pump life cycle.  
 
* Zaafarana has a 4-leg production platform that has 15 well slots. Zafco produces from 8 wells operated by ESP (electric submersible pumps) employing a unique Cable Deployed Pumping System (CDPS). The System has been operating successfully, eliminating the need for an offshore rig at the end of each pump life cycle.  
* The produced crude is processed and stored on the [[[Al Zaafarana FPSO]]] having a storage capacity of 800,000 bbls.
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* The produced crude is processed and stored on the [[Al Zaafarana FPSO]] having a storage capacity of 800,000 bbls.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 13:49, 13 November 2023

Summary Information

  • Operator: Gemsa Petroleum Company
  • Country: Egypt
  • Location:
  • Production start:
  • Partners: SOG 20%, SK 25%, Anadarko 25%, PICO Zaafarana 30%
  • Type: Oil / Gas
  • Estimated Reserves: 44 mmbbl
  • Production Volume: 7,500 bopd

+++ Description

  • Zaafarana has a 4-leg production platform that has 15 well slots. Zafco produces from 8 wells operated by ESP (electric submersible pumps) employing a unique Cable Deployed Pumping System (CDPS). The System has been operating successfully, eliminating the need for an offshore rig at the end of each pump life cycle.
  • The produced crude is processed and stored on the Al Zaafarana FPSO having a storage capacity of 800,000 bbls.

+++ Contractors

  • **Aker Kvaerner:** Operation, management and maintenance of the Al Zaafarana FPSO


+++ History

  • 1989 - BG Group declared Al Zaafarana Oil Field to be commercial
  • 2007 - Aker Kvaerner wins contract for operation, management and maintenance of the Al Zaafarana FPSO

+++ Geology

+++ Links

  1. Aker Kvaerner contract for operations of Al Zaafarana platform in Egypt
  2. PICO International Petroleum, Assets