RE: Where dem barrels?13 Sep 2017 13:40
Im sure i have seen 61,000 barrels but can't find - im at work so dont really have tons of time to trawl
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San Leon Energy PLC Operating and Corporate Update
RNS Number : 6566C
19 April 2017
Operating and Corporate Update
San Leon Energy plc, the AIM listed company focused on oil and gas development and appraisal in Africa and Europe, is pleased to provide an update on operations and finances related to its initial indirect 9.72 per cent. interest in the OML 18 project, onshore Nigeria.
OML 18 Operations Overview
Current oil production, including 50% of the Awoba field, is approximately 56,000 barrels of oil per day ("bopd") before downtime and pipeline losses, up approximately 3,000 bopd since the operational update of 30 December 2016. OML 18, including 50% of the Awoba field, produced 40,507 bopd before pipeline losses in 2016, or 48,768 bopd before pipeline losses on a producing day basis in 2016.
Production at OML 18 has continued uninterrupted by any security issues in 2017.
Current gas sales are 50 million standard cubic feet per day ("mmscf/d"). Gas sales averaged 41.6 mmscf/d, or approximately, 7,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day ("boepd") in 2016.
The Krakama field was brought into production in January 2017, ahead of schedule. The field is currently producing approximately 5,500 bbl oil per day ("bopd") gross from three producing wells. Planned workover activity on two further existing Krakama wells is expected to increase production further.
The Buguma Creek field is expected to go online during Q2 2017, with an Early Production Facility currently being constructed on site.
A field development plan ("FDP") for Akaso has been submitted to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company ("NNPC") for approval. Further FDP's are being generated on Cawthorne Channel and Alakiri, with expected submittal to NNPC in Q2 2017.
Eroton is currently working on an updated reserves report, with an expectation of adding material oil and condensate volumes.
OML 18 2016 Production Summary and Commentary
Average oil sales for 2016 were 30,969 bopd (after downtime and disputed pipeline losses, including 50% of the Awoba field), compared with the initial CPR expectation (set out in the admission document of San Leon dated 26 August 2016 ("Admission Document")) of 47,058 bopd.
The discrepancy between the sales and production numbers is largely attributable to three main factors, each of which is already being addressed proactively by Eroton, the operator of OML 18. These factors are workover/drilling progress; production downtime; and estimated pipeline losses.
Workover/drilling progress
Non-rig workovers performed during 2016 and 2017 have proceeded less quickly than envisaged, principally due to delays in receiving partner permissions from NNPC, but also certain downhole challenges which required more specialist equipment to be mobilised. These issue