Eni Starts New Production Well Offshore Angola

Eni S.p.A. has launched a new production well in Angola. The VAN-102 well of the Vandumbu field is about 217 miles (350 kilometers) northwest of Luanda and at the start up achieved a performance of 13,000 barrels. VAN-102 will be completed in first quarter 2019 with the start-up of the water injection well. The VAN-102 well together with another production well in the Mpungi field will bring Block 15/06’s production to a total of 170,000 barrels of oil equivalent a day.