Eni has kicked off the Baleine Phase 2 project offshore the Côte d’Ivoire with the goal of achieving a production capacity of 60,000 barrels per day (bbl/d) of oil and 70 million cubic feet of associated gas (equivalent to 2 million cubic meters).

According to Eni’s statement, oil produced will be ready for export as the the Floating Production, Storage and Offloading Unit (FPSO) Petrojarl Kong alongside the Floating Storage and Offloading Unit (FSO) Yamoussoukro will be deployed at Phase 2. Meanwhile 100% of the gas processed gas will be transported through the pipeline built during the project’s phase 1 for the local energy demand.

Notably, Phase 1 started in August 2023 and in parallel, activities for Phase 2 had been carried out and completed in full safety. With the start-up of Baleine’s Phase 2 and the development of Phase 3, currently under study, total production is set to reach 150,000 bbl/d of oil and 200 million cubic feet of associated gas.

Baleine is the first net zero emission Upstream project (Scope 1 and 2) in Africa, made possible through the adoption of advanced technologies, which minimize the operations’ carbon footprint, and innovative initiatives developed in close collaboration with the Ivorian ministries.

Eni has been present in Côte d’Ivoire since 2015 with a current equity production of around 22,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d). The company operates 10 blocks in the Ivorian deepwaters (CI-101, CI-205, CI-401, CI-501, CI-801, CI-802, CI-504, CI-526, CI-706 and CI-708) in partnership with Petroci Holding.