OPERATIONS

Mutineer-Exeter ready to go

SANTOS says production has resumed at the Mutineer-Exeter oil fields, offshore northwestern Australia, now that it has fixed electrical problems on the floating production, storage and offtake (FPSO) vessel.

Mutineer-Exeter ready to go

The joint venture, which also includes Woodside, Kufpec and Nippon Oil, was forced to completely shut down the project in early February when the subsea pumps became inoperable due to electrical damage on Christmas Eve.

Up until the shutdown, Mutineer-Exeter had been producing oil at a lowered rate of 4000-5000 barrels per day - about one tenth of its usual output.

In a statement on Thursday, Santos said output was expected to resume at between 20,000-22,000bpd.

A workover program is due to begin at the project in the second quarter of 2008 to further boost field production.

As operator, Santos holds a 33.4% stake in Mutineer-Exeter, while Kufpec also has 33.4%, Nippon Oil has 25% and Woodside has 8.2%.

TOPICS:

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the energy sector, brought to you by the Energy News Bulletin Intelligence team.

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the energy sector, brought to you by the Energy News Bulletin Intelligence team.

editions

ENB Cost Report 2023

ENB’s latest Cost Report findings provide optimism as investments in oil and gas, as well as new energy rise.

editions

ENB Future of Energy Report 2023

ENB’s inaugural Future of Energy Report details the industry outlook on the medium-to-long-term future for the sector in the Asia Pacific region.

editions

ENB Cost Report 2021

This industry-wide report aims to understand current cost levels across the energy industry

editions

ENB Social Licence Report 2021

In its second year, this research now includes trends and new findings surrounding impacts and responses as the energy industry seeks to secure and maintain a social licence to operate.