The oil company Anadarko will officially begin its seismic work on the marine lots Z-61, Z-62 and Z-63, located off the coast of La Libertad, between the months of March and April 2024, with the aim of putting them into production by 2027 .
During the I Energy and Mines Commission Forum of the Congress ‘Oil industry in Peru: perspectives and reforms’, the technical and Information Resources manager of PerupetroAsaid Bandach, reported that Anadarko, one of the largest independent companies in the oil sector worldwide, received approval of its Environmental Impact Statement (DIA) on November 17.
“Now, they are budgeting the tender to bring the ships to carry out the work. They will probably arrive in March or April”, he estimated.
Bandach explained that the company has two windows to start this new stage: between March and April, or between August and September, which are those planned by Imarpe so as not to interfere with fishing work.
According to Perupetro, the seismic work alone will involve an investment of between US$30 and US$40 million. The results obtained will allow Anadarko to drill 3 wells for a total amount of between US$250 and US$350 million.
“Peru has already fulfilled [con los permisos] and is in the company’s field”Bandach said.
Only at a later stage will it be possible to talk about a potential production of barrels per day, although Minem expects around 200,000.
Unprecedented seismic event in the sea of Peru
Anadarko reported that seismic work should take no more than 39 days at sea.
It is 6,100 square kilometers of ‘3D seismic’, the largest in the history of Peru.
The second period of exploration, already underway, lasts for two years. It is in the third that the first exploratory well would be drilled (end of 2025).
Perupetro has presented 31 areas to explore oil in Peru.
Source: Larepublica
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