Fenix Offshore Gas Field

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Summary Information

  • Operator: TotalEnergies
  • Country: Argentina
  • Location: Offshore Southern Argentina
  • Production start: expected 2025
  • Partners: TotalEnergies 37.5%, Harbour Energy (37.5%) and Pan American Sur (25%).
  • Type: Gas
  • Estimated Reserves:
  • Production Volume:

Description

  • The Fenix field will be developed through three horizontal wells, drilled from a new unmanned platform in 70 meters water depth. The gas will be transported through a 35km pipeline to the TotalEnergies-operated Véga Pleyade platform and treated onshore at the Rio Cullen and Cañadon Alfa plants, also operated by the Company.
  • At production start-up, expected early 2025, Fenix will produce10 million cubic meters per day of natural gas (70,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day). This development represents an investment of approximately $706 million.
  • Fenix gas field is part of the Cuenca Marina Austral (CMA-1) license
  • Gas from the field will be supplied to the Southern Energy LNG Export Terminal

Contractors

  • Rosetti Marino: Construction of the platform
  • Hereema: Installation of the platform
  • Corinth Pipeworks: Manufacture and supply approximately 40km of 24” longitudinally submerged arc welded steel pipes

History

  • 2022 - Final investment decision
  • 2024 - Fenix platform installed
  • 2024 - Harbour Energy acquired Wintershall's stake

Geology

Links

  1. Argentina: Launch of the Fenix Offshore Gas Project
  2. Corinth Pipeworks is awarded Fenix offshore gas field in Argentina by TotalEnergies
  3. Successful installation of Fénix Platform off the coast of Argentina
  4. Transformational acquisition of Wintershall Dea asset portfolio