ENI starts oil and gas production offshore Côte d’Ivoire

Italian energy giant ENI started phase 2 of oil and gas production in the offshore Balaine field, which helps Côte d’Ivoire consolidate its role as a producing country on the global energy scenario, strengthening access to energy on a national scale.

“Thanks to this milestone, production will reach 60,000 barrels of oil per day and 70 million cubic feet of associated gas (equivalent to 2 million cubic metres),” the company said in a statement.

Phase 2 will see the Floating Production, Storage and Offloading Unit (FPSO) Petrojarl Kong deployed alongside the Floating Storage and Offloading Unit (FSO) Yamoussoukro for the export of oil, while 100% of the processed gas will supply the local energy demand through the connection with the pipeline built during the project’s Phase 1, it said.

The Final Investment Decision for the project was taken in December 2022; Phase 1 was started in August 2023; in parallel, activities for Phase 2 had been carried out and completed in full safety.