Ophir targets 2019 start-up for Equatorial Guinea's FLNG
Another substantial gas discovery was made in September, which has raised the planned capacity of the unit
UK-based Ophir Energy is targeting start-up of a floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Equatorial Guinea in early 2019, after making another substantial gas discovery in September. The company has moved away from earlier plans to send its gas to the country's existing LNG complex or to build a new onshore train, and says it has raised the planned capacity of the floating unit. Ophir made the latest find with the Silenus East-1 well, drilled in Block R, west of Bioko island, which passed through a gas column of 67 metres gross. The well discovered 11.5 billion cubic metres (cm) and de-risked similar prospects nearby, leading Ophir to estimate that the Silenus area holds about 34bn
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