In March 2014, LUKOIL entered the Deepwater Tano/Cape Three Points Project located offshore Ghana in the Gulf of Guinea on the border with Cote d’Ivoire. Pecan Field is one of the deepest deep-water fields in the world, at a water depth of 2600 meters.
The Deepwater Tano/Cape Three Points Project is located offshore Ghana in the Gulf of Guinea on the border with Cote d’Ivoire with over 2 thousand km2.
The project is implemented on the basis of the petroleum agreement, which entered into force in July 2006 for a period of 30 years. The project is Operated by Norway based Aker Energy.
Aker Energy is the operator of the DWT/CTP block with a 50 percent interest through Hess Ghana (which will change its name to Aker Energy Ghana Limited) and will work closely with the other partners in Lukoil (38%), Fuel Trade (2%) and Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (10%) towards a PoD submission in second half of 2018 with anticipated first oil in 2021.
The Maerks Viking, a 6th generation drillship, is currently in the Gulf of Mexico making preparations for sailing to Ghana in order to being the drilling program.
It has the potential to establish some "firsts" for LUKOIL if successfully executed within the Operator's plans. These would include:
LUKOIL's first production from the deep-water turbidite play.
LUKOIL's first production from a Floating Production Storage and Offloading Vessel (FPSO).
LUKOIL's first oil production in West Africa.
