In a statement sent to VerAnogla, the concessionaire states that Nsinga is the first oil field in the Block 0 concession to start production after the approval of Presidential Legislative Decree No. 6/18, of 18 May, which governs
incentives for the development of marginal fields.
The Nsinga oil field is being developed through a phased intervention, in which the first wells are drilled from an existing platform. Phase 1, which starts production on Tuesday, consists of four production wells, drilled in a directional fashion, which will provide additional information for the design of specific development alternatives in Phase 2.
The Nsinga field wells were developed based on a new completion technology, which allows the production of the reservoir fluids and enhances the reduction of sand production.
For the chairman of the Board of Directors of ANPG, Paulino Jerónimo, "the start of production in this field represents the materialization of the efforts developed in the last two years by the Angolan Executive, with the active contribution of the national concessionaire".
For the official, this step also represents "the result of the Executive's commitment in creating solutions for the balance and dynamization of the sector", namely in terms of creating incentives for the development of marginal fields and exploration in areas of development, as well as to make possible the exploration of gas in Angola, creating the necessary legislation for that purpose.
Paulo Jerónimo also mentions that with these and other decisions, the Government was able to meet the needs of international investors and mitigate the decline in oil production, which has been accentuated since 2015.
According to the director general of Chevron in Angola, Derek Magness, "although Block 0 is over 60 years old, there is still a substantial amount of resources to be exploited". Thus, with the Nsinga field, producers seek to demonstrate a "continuous capacity to implement innovative solutions, with a view to optimizing the production of the respective Block".
