Specifications - Chinguetti Oil Field, Mauritania

Key Data
Name	Chinguetti
Location	Mauritania, West Africa
Operator	Woodside
Block	Block 4, PSC area B
Partners	Woodside Mauritania, AGIP, Hardman Petroleum, Fusion Oil and Gas, Roc Oil
Discovered	2001
Geology	Faulted anticlinal structure
Area	12km²
Diameter	4.5km
Reservoir depth	1,300m to 1,900m
Reserves	120 million bbl (19 million m³)
Development cost	$500 million
Total wells	21
Commitment wells	1
Exploration wells	5
Appraisal wells	4
Production wells	6
Water injection wells	4
Gas injection wells	1
Rigs	West Navigator, Stena Tay
Manifolds / drill centres	3
Production	2006 at about 75,000b/d
Field life	8 to 15 years
Development	Berge Helene FPSO
Length	384.75m overall, 330.77m bp
Breadth	51.87m
Depth	27.34m
Draught	21.37m
Gross weight	137,578t
Net weight	103,583t
Deadweight	274,467t
Storage capacity	1.6 million bbl
Turbines	2 x Stal-Laval steam
Power	32,445bhp
Service speed	16 knots
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