Equatorial Guinea: Ophir expands FLNG scheme following Silenus East well


Issue 285 - 30 Sep 2014 | 1 minute read

Ophir Energy has announced a gas discovery with the Silenus East-1 well in Block R and has expanded the size of its proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) project to 3m t/yr from 2.5m t/yr. The Silenus East-1 well was drilled by the Vantage Titanium Explorer drillship within the thrust belt area of Block R. Ophir is planning to produce gas from the block via a floating LNG (FLNG) scheme. “The Silenus East well result has confirmed sufficient incremental volumes for Ophir to be able to expand the Block R FLNG project from a 2.5m t/yr to a 3.0m t/yr project. This is important in that it provides economies of scale that increase the value of this already economic project,” said chief executive Nick Cooper.

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