Okan and Mefa Gas Fields
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Summary Information
- Operator: Chevron
- Country: Nigeria
- Location: OML 49, 161 km Southwest of Lagos
- Production start:
- Partners:
- Type: Oil / Gas
- Estimated Reserves:
- Production Volume:
+++ Description
- Escravos facilities gather gas from two Chevron-operated shallow ater offshore fields, **Okan** and **Mefa**.
- Prior to the associated gas development project, this gas was simply flared
- The gas is compressed and piped onshore to a liquids extraction plant which removes LPG and condensate
- Associated gas from the plant is to feed the Escravos Gtl Plant
- The field utilises an FSO for the LPG
+++ Contractors
- **HHI:** Manufacture of a production/processing facility for the onshore gas plant & a drilling and production facility for an offshore drilling site
- **KYE Engineering:** Platform fabrication
- **Foster Wheeler:** Design verification
- **McDermott-ETPM:** Pipelines for Escravos Project
- **Acergy:** Procurement and installation of over 130 km of pipelines, the fabrication and installation of 15 risers and 3 subsea tie-ins and the installation of over 40 crossings
- **Sofec:** FSO External Turret
- **Saipem:** Escravos Gas Project Phase 1 Development - T&I
+++ History
- 1963 - The Okan field is discovered
- 1997 - First LPG produced
- 1997 - Chevron Approves Major Expansion Of Huge Escravos Gas Project
- 2005 - Hyundai Heavy wins gas processing plant contract
- 2009 - Acergy awarded engineering, procurement, fabrication, transportation, installation, tie-in and commissioning contract
+++ Geology
+++ Links
- Sofec FPSO References
- International Protective Coatings Fixed Platform References
- Saipem Fixed Offshore Production Facilities Project References
- NNPC/Chevron Begins Export Of Nigeria's LPG
- Chevron Approves Major Expansion Of Huge Escravos Gas Project In Nigeria
- HHI wins a $620 million order for a gas facility project in Nigeria
- Foster Wheeler Awarded Engineering Services Contract For HHI/CNL Escravos Gas Project – Phase 3
- Acergy S.A. awarded $500 million contract offshore Nigeria
