The fields, which secured development plan approval by the Ghana government in May 2013, are producing the oil to the $1bn floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, the Prof John Evans Atta Mills.
With an initial production capacity of around 23,000 barrels per day (bpd) in 2016, the field is expected to reach 80,000 bpd along with associated gas.
Tullow operates the TEN fields with 47.175% stake while other partners include Anadarko Petroleum with 17% interest, Kosmos Energy 17%, Ghana National Petroleum 15% and Petro 3.875%.
Tullow Oil CEO Aidan Heavey said: “This is an important moment for Tullow as production begins from our second operated development in Ghana.
“I thank the Government of Ghana, the Petroleum Commission and our partners – GNPC, Anadarko, Kosmos and PetroSA – for their support and co-operation since we made the first discovery in 2009.”
The TEN development project includes development of the three hydrocarbon accumulations including Tweneboa, Enyenra and Ntomme which are part of the Deepwater Tano license located offshore of Ghana.
Located in water depths of 1,000m to 2,000m, the oil field is said to be the country’s second largest of its kind after Tullow-operated Jubilee field.
The project is estimated to have recoverable resources of approximately 216 million barrels of oil.
Separately, GNPC said it is set to sell its share of crude oil from the TEN oilfields to the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR).
In 2017, Ghana intends to launch a third field, Offshore Cape Three Points, which is operated by Italy's ENI, reported Reuters.
Image: The TEN development project is estimated to have recoverable resources of approximately 216 million barrels of oil. Photo: courtesy of suwatpo/FreeDigitalPhotos.net.
