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Friday, March 28, 2014
VAALCO Energy has completed its maintenance work on the leased FPSO on the Etame Marin Block. The maintenance work was completed ahead of schedule and production from the block has restarted.
Extensive maintenance and repairs were performed on the FPSO processing systems including the gas compressor, the high pressure separator, the high pressure flare scrubber, and the installation of a new fuel gas scrubber. As previously announced, a second potential FPSO shutdown is tentatively planned during H2 2014 to upgrade the fire and gas detection systems.
While the FPSO was down, VAALCO also undertook maintenance work on other infrastructure in the Etame Marin block. In addition, the electrical submersible pumps on the Avouma 2-H well were recently replaced and the well was brought back on-line after the operations on the FPSO were concluded. The company is in the process of returning oil production from the four producing fields comprising the Etame Marin block to pre-shut-in operating conditions.
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