THE INITIAL ACTIVITIES LEADING TO PRODUCTION START-UP

In 1997, the development plan adopted by the Joint-Venture is approved by the Government. It included the construction of a four-legged drilling and production platform, the drilling of two wells with a daily capacity of 40 millions cubic feet of natural gas, the construction of a 12 inch-gas pipeline and a 4 inch-oil pipeline connecting the platform to the power plants of Azito, Compagnie Ivoirienne de Production d’Electricité (CIPREL), Compagnie Ivoirienne d’Electricité (CIE), PETROCI and Société Ivoirienne de Raffinage (SIR).