Chevron Starts Oil, Gas Production from Congo Offshore Field

Chevron has announced start of oil and gas production from the Lianzi field offshore Congo.

Located 65 miles (105 km) offshore in approx. 3,000 feet (900 meters) of water, Lianzi is Chevron’s first operated asset in the Congo and the first cross-border oil and gas development project offshore Central Africa. The project is expected to produce an average of 40,000 barrels of crude oil per day.

The field, discovered in 2004, includes a subsea production system and a 27 mile (43 km) electrically heated flowline system, Chevron said.

Chevron Overseas (Congo) is operator of the Lianzi field and has a 15.75 percent interest, along with its affiliate Cabinda Gulf Oil Company (15.5 percent), Total E&P Congo (26.75 percent), Angola Block 14 BV (10 percent), Eni (10 percent), Sonangol P&P (10 percent), SNPC (the Republic of Congo National Oil Company - 7.5 percent), and GALP (4.5 percent).