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Our plan to first oil
Proposed Early Production Scheme (“EPS”)
Phase 1 – First oil
- Expected to deliver up to 1.5 Kbopd.
- 5 Kbopd capacity EPF to be built on site at Amdigh.
- c. 50 km pipeline to be laid between the EPF and Niger-Benin pipeline.
- Oil to be piped to the Niger-Benin pipeline, then sold on the international market.
Phase 2 – Ramp up to 5 Kbopd
- Use of existing EPF and c. 50 km pipeline.
- Construction of a gathering system to enable adjacent discovered fields (e.g. Bushiya, Eridal and Kunama) to be tied into the EPF.
- Drilling additional appraisal and development wells.
- Production expected to ramp up to c. 5 Kbopd.
Further long-term potential
After the completion of the second phase, there are two further opportunities to increase production:
- Firstly, with 146 further potential exploration targets having been identified for future drilling consideration, the addition of further resources to Savannah’s portfolio through the next phase of the planned exploration programme.
- Secondly, the initial export capacity of the Niger-Benin pipeline will be 110 Kbopd. Taking into account CNPC’s planned production, over 20 Kbopd of spare capacity is expected to be available for other operators. It is also planned that eight pumping stations will then be installed along the 20-inch Niger-Benin pipeline on average every 250 km, which will be linked to tie-in points every 40–50 km. The addition of the pumping stations should ultimately increase pipeline capacity to 300 Kbopd in four phases. There is an official target to increase oil production to 200 Kbopd by 2026.
Niger-Benin export pipeline
The recently completed Niger-Benin pipeline, with a total length of 1,950 km, including 1,275 km in Niger and 675 km in Benin, is the longest oil pipeline in Africa and has eight pumping stations. The initial export pipeline capacity is 110 Kbopd. In the longer term, the addition of more pumping stations is expected to increase pipeline capacity to 300 Kbopd in four phases.
Under the terms of Savannah’s licences, the Petroleum Code of Niger and its Implementing Decree, Savannah is entitled to access the Niger-Benin Export Pipeline. Once Savannah's initial production starts and following the planned ramp up to 5.0 Kbopd, the pipeline will provide an important export route and the ability to better monetise our existing and future oil discoveries in the ARB.
