Update on 10329 Jun 2018 09:26
flow rate of 120 bopd from TLP-102 once the pump has been installed.
TLP-103
Drilling operations have commenced ahead of mobilisation of the rig:Â
·          The team has completed construction of the wellhead cellar and a 30-inch conductor case has been hammered in situ in preparation for drilling. Â
·          Due to the size of the rig an additional access road to the site has been constructed.Â
·          The majority of long lead items have now cleared customs and are in country.Â
·          The Company has procured two wellheads from FMC that have been prepared and tested and they are on site at FMC's facility in Pointe-Noire.Â
·          The well design has been completed and is undergoing final verification testing with a third-party contractor using specialised software.Â
·          HSE planning and procedures have been completed and documented following site visits by specialist consultants.
·          The environmental impact assessment is nearing completion ahead of submission to the Minister of the Environment. Â
·          Security procedures and site protection are underway with the construction of fencing to secure the drill site.
·          All draft contracts from suppliers have been received and have either been signed or are in the final stages of negotiation.
·          Logistics, such as personnel and catering, have all been identified or contracted.
The Company has also received a notification from its specialist transport contractor, Ocean Transport, who are responsible for delivering the rig, SMP 102, from Port Gentil in Gabon to the Tilapia site, that the transport vessel, the Kota Bakat, on which the rig is to be loaded, is late in arriving and is now due to arrive in Port Gentil on 4 July.
After the delays over the last year, it is very pleasing to have a rig under contract and underway, and the entire team is focused on drilling a successful well.