ABIDJAN – Eni (NYSE: E), the Italian energy group, announced that it has started a second phase of oil and gas production at Ivory Coast’s offshore Baleine field.
Eni discovered the Baleine field in September 2021 and started production in August last year. The second phase was scheduled to begin by the end of 2024.
In a statement on Saturday, Eni said that production will now reach 60,000 barrels of oil per day (bbl/d) and 70 million standard cubic feet of associated gas per day (Mscf/d).
When production started last year, Eni said Baleine would also have a third development phase that could increase output to 150,000 bbl/d and 200 Mscf/d.
The Italian energy group has been present in the West African country since the 1960s with its subsidiary Agip Cote d’Ivoire.
