Project design vision showing a West African offshore light crude development, coastal terminal and deep-water export berth

Upstream energy · Active development

West Africa · Atlantic Basin

Light Crude Oil & Export Platform

100 kbpdtarget light-crude production
Project design vision

Project thesis

An offshore-to-export platform integrating production, subsea and shore transfer, stabilization, storage and a deep-water marine interface.

The 100 kbpd planning basis frames an integrated offshore-to-export configuration. Origination and appraisal work covers country and licence selection, resource definition, host-government alignment, production architecture, terminal location, permits, financing and strategic partners.

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Integrated value chain

  1. 01Offshore production
  2. 02Subsea transfer
  3. 03Stabilization & storage
  4. 04Deep-water export
Atlantictarget basin
Integratedproduction-to-export
Appraisal-leddevelopment approach

Technical & economic profile

Explore the complete project logic.

Open each workstream for the executive, technical and commercial basis used to advance the platform.

01Integrated configuration

An offshore-to-export platform integrating production, subsea and shore transfer, stabilization, storage and a deep-water marine interface.

  • Offshore production: definition of capacity, interfaces, performance requirements and delivery responsibility.
  • Subsea transfer: definition of capacity, interfaces, performance requirements and delivery responsibility.
  • Stabilization & storage: definition of capacity, interfaces, performance requirements and delivery responsibility.
  • Deep-water export: definition of capacity, interfaces, performance requirements and delivery responsibility.
02Technical programme

Engineering is organised around the complete asset and its enabling infrastructure.

  • Resource or feedstock definition and product specifications.
  • Process route, utilities, infrastructure, logistics and technology selection.
  • Safety, environmental performance, reliability, maintainability and operating readiness.
  • Integrated schedules, cost definition, risk control and technical assurance.
03Commercial & economic programme

Commercial development connects the asset configuration with customers, partners and finance.

  • Market structure, customer segments, product mix and route-to-market.
  • Revenue drivers, operating-cost structure, capital phasing and key sensitivities.
  • Offtake, feedstock, logistics, technology and delivery counterparties.
  • Financing architecture aligned with project maturity and risk allocation.
04Execution pathway

The 100 kbpd planning basis frames an integrated offshore-to-export configuration. Origination and appraisal work covers country and licence selection, resource definition, host-government alignment, production architecture, terminal location, permits, financing and strategic partners.

  • Host-country alignment and project-company structure.
  • Approvals, contracts, partnerships and financing workstreams.
  • Engineering definition, procurement strategy and execution planning.
  • Commissioning, workforce, systems and operational-readiness planning.

Development programme

Advancing the platform.

01

Resource & inputs

Define resource, feedstock, land, utilities and critical supply requirements.

02

Engineering & infrastructure

Integrate technology, site configuration, logistics and enabling infrastructure.

03

Market & commercial

Advance products, route-to-market, strategic counterparties and offtake.

04

Responsible development

Coordinate environmental, social, safety, legal, permitting and stakeholder work.

05

Capital & delivery

Structure partnerships, financing, contracting, execution and operating readiness.

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