BP starts production at Oman’s Ghazeer gas field

BP began production from Oman’s Ghazeer gas field, 33 months after development approval.

Ghazeer, Phase 2 of Block 61 development, was initially expected to come into production in 2021.

Hydrocarbons produced during testing and completion were routed to the production facility instead of flared. Since adopting this approach in 2019, 201,000 tonnes of CO2e emissions were saved, equivalent to removing 44,000 cars from the road for a year, BP said.

Total production capacity from Block 61, comprising both Khazzan and Ghazeer, is expected to rise to 1.5 bcfd and more than 65,000 b/d of associated condensate.

Phase 1 development, Khazzan, was brought online in September 2017.

With an estimated 10.5 tcf of recoverable gas resources, the block has the capacity to deliver about 35% of Oman’s total gas demand.

BP is operator in Block 61 (60%) with partners Makarim Gas Development Ltd (OQ, 30%), and Petronas’s PC Oman Ventures Ltd (10%).

Source: Oil & Gas Journal