Tazerka field is located in the gulf of Hammamet North Tunisia ( Italian offshore boarder ).
The field was discovered in 1975 with first oil in 1982 by SHELL Tunirex, AGIP , ETAP ( Tunisian state company ) in joint venture.
The production started in 1982 with 20 000 BOPD ( SHELL Tunirex as operator ) SAMEDAN took over the field late in 1990, and SHELL sold all its exploration and production interests in Tunisia.
SMIP took over the 80% shares in Tazerka field from SAMEDAN in 1996 and succeeded to maintain the production and the FPSO running until 1999 when it was abandoned for uneconomical reasons ( collapse of the price ).
Company:
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T2P 80% (Tazerka pour la Production du Pétrole) & ETAP 20% ( National Tunisian Oil Company ) |
Location:
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Italian Tunisian sea border |
Period:
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1996-1998 |
Project
value:
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6 Million US $/year |
Plant
type:
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FPSO with Single Anchor
Leg System ( SALS) 1.2 Million barrels capacity |
Involved
discipline:
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Mechanical, Electrical, instrumentation, process and logistics |
Number
of resources used:
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80 Persons : 40 on
/ 40 off 20 persons in onshore base . Storage yard, supply boat vessel CLUPEA 3400 HP |
Results
achieved : |
Operating, global maintenance; and abandonment of the field |