By Ian Walker
LONDON--BP PLC (BP.LN) said Thursday oil production has started
at the Kizomba Satellites phase 2 development in Block 15, offshore
Angola, and is expected to produce around 70,000 barrels of oil per
day at its peak.
The project is operated by Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) with a 40%
interest. BP has a 26.67% interest; ENI SpA (ENI.MI) has 20% and
Statoil ASA (STL.OS) has 13.33%.
"This is the first of BP's planned start-ups for 2015 and is
another successful project from this prolific block," BP's regional
President, Angola Darryl Willis said.
"We expect to follow this up later in the year with the Greater
Plutonio phase 3 project in neighboring Block 18 which is operated
by BP," he added.
Kizomba Satellites phase 2 is expected to recover around 190
million barrels of oil.
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