Gazelle Oil Field

Summary Information

• Operator: Rialto
• Country: Ivory Coast
• Location: Block CI-202
• Production start:
• Partners:
  • Rialto Energy (Rialto) - 85%
  • Société Nationale d’Opérations Pétrolières de la Côte d’Ivoire (PETROCI) - 15%
• Type: Gas & Condensate
• Estimated Reserves: 47 bcf of gas (1C)
• Production Volume: Initial production is expected to be around 8,000 bopd and 100 mmscf/d

+++ Description

• The production facilities will consist of a fixed production platform at the Gazelle Field with separate oil and gas pipelines from the platform to shore.
• The pipelines will be designed with spare capacity for future production of up to 40,000 bopd and 230 mmscf/d.
• The gross field contingent resources targeted by the proposed FDP are 47 bcf of gas plus 0.9 mmbbls of condensate on a 1C basis, and 92 bcf of gas plus 1.8 mmbbls of condensate on a 2C basis

+++ Contractors

• **KWSubsea:** FEED for the offshore and onshore 50km long 16" gas and 10" liquid export pipelines

+++ History

• 2010 - Rialto acquired an effective 67.5% stake in the field
• 2011 - Rialto increased its stake to 85%
• 2012 - Exclusive Exploitation Area granted
• 2012 - Front End Engineering Design (FEED) for the Gazelle Field Development awarded to Petrofac

+++ Geology

+++ Links

1. KWSubsea Subsea References
2. Gazelle Field - Granting of Exclusive Exploitation Area
3. Rialto awards FEED for Gazelle Field Development Project & Secures Rig for 2013 Drilling Programme
4. Updated Resources Report for Block CI-202, Cote d'Ivoire