Dunga Oil Field

Summary Information

• Operator: Oriental Sunrise Corp
• Country: Kazakhstan
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• Type: Oil / Gas
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Description

• The first phase of the pilot project was completed in 2001 and included the drilling of seven wells and the construction of surface facilities.
• The second appraisal phase was initiated to evaluate the field’s production performance under various development schemes,
• A full field development plan (FDP) was formulated and approved comprising the drilling eight vertical wells and six horizontal wells.
• Phase 3 of the Total-operated field consisted of adding wells to the existing infrastructure and upgrading the processing plant to increase its capacity by 10% to 20,000 barrels of oil per day

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History

• 1994 - Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) which was signed
• 2001 - The first phase of the pilot project was completed
• 2002 - The second appraisal phase was initiated
• 2007 - A full field development plan (FDP) was formulated and approved by the Kazakh authorities
• 2009 - The first phase of the FDP was completed
• 2012 - First oil at Dunga Phase II
• 2017 - Total becomes operator after acquiring Maersk
• 2019 - The Dunga Production Sharing Agreement was extended for 15 years from 2024 to 2039
• 2019 - Phase III project launched
• 2022 - Total sells it's stake to Oriental Sunrise Corp Ltd

Links

1. First oil at Dunga Phase II sets path to 30,000 bpd in Kazakhstan
2. OOCEP, Dunga
3. Total acquires Maersk Oil for $7.45 billion in a share and debt transaction
4. Kazakhstan: Total Launches Phase 3 of the Dunga Field
5. Kazakhstan: TotalEnergies Implements its Energy Transition Strategy