Nigeria: Bonga Phase 3 start-up

Operator Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company on 5 October announced the start-up of production from the Bonga Phase 3 project. Bonga Phase 3 is an expansion of the Bonga Main development, with peak production expected to be some 50,000 boe/d. This will be transported through existing pipelines to the Bonga floating production, storage and offloading facility, which has the capacity to produce more than 200,000 b/d of oil and 150mcf/d of gas.