Alen Gas and Condensate Field

Summary Information

• Operator: Noble
• Country: Equatorial Guinea
• Location: Block “O” off the East coast of Bioko Island
• Production start: 2013
• Partners:
• Type: Gas And Condensate
• Estimated Reserves:
• Production Volume:

+++ Description

• Initial development of the Alen Field includes three production wells and three subsea natural gas injection wells tied to a processing platform.
• Produced condensate is separated and piped to the Aseng floating production, storage, and offloading vessel (FPSO) on Block I, approximately 15 miles to the south
• Gas produced is reinjected back into the reservoir to maintain pressure and maximize liquid recoveries.

+++ Contractors

• **McDermott:** Construction of central Production Platform deck, jacket, piling, flare boom and bridge and Wellhead Platform deck module, jacket, and piling
• **Stress Subsea:** Subsea System Front End Engineering Design (FEED) covering Subsea Hardware, Umbilicals, Flowlines and Export Pipelines
• **Nessco:** Communications systems

+++ History

• 2010 - FEED contract awarded
• 2011 - Development approval granted
• 2013 - First condensate produced

+++ Geology

+++ Links

1. McDermott Platform References
2. Fiberbond Offshore Platform References
3. Nessco FPSO References
4. Stress Subsea Awarded Subsea System FEED on Noble Energy Alen Project
5. Approved plan of development for the Alen Field
6. The Alen field in Equatorial Guinea commences production