Kok-Yew See, US production manager of ExxonMobil, said: “ExxonMobil is applying some of its most advanced technologies to mature oil and natural gas fields.
“The investment is part of an ongoing effort to find, develop and produce more domestic supplies of oil and gas to meet the country’s growing energy needs. These advanced technologies breathe life into mature fields, thereby producing more resources for energy consumers.”
The company said that new facilities will be installed at the Hawkins field to recover and reinject nitrogen and other gases from the field’s natural gas production. This will enable more oil and gas to be recovered from the reservoirs. The reinjection of these gases will reduce the plant’s air emissions by almost one-third.
The construction is expected to begin in the first quarter 2010. At its peak, the ExxonMobil project will employ a construction workforce of about 300 people. The project start-up is anticipated in late 2011.
