OVL Announces Approval Of Development Plan For Offshore Block In Mozambique

ONGC Videsh Ltd. (OVL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of ONGC, has announced that the Government of Mozambique has accorded approval for the Development Plan for the Golfinho-Atum natural gas field in the Area 1 block located in the Rovuma Offshore Basin of Mozambique. The plan outlines the integrated development of the Golfinho-Atum field through an initial two train onshore liquefaction plant with a total processing capacity of 12.88-mtpa.The approval of the Development Plan is the culmination of several years of progress on technical and commercial aspects of the development. The Golfinho-Atum Project will also supply initial volumes of approximately 100 million cubic feet of natural gas per day for domestic sales for Mozambique’s industrial development, which will have significant socio-economic impact. This foundational project paves the way for significant future expansion of up to 50-mtpa from Offshore Area 1. The Area 1 block located in the deep-water Rovuma Basin offshore Mozambique is one of the largest gas discoveries in offshore East Africa with estimated recoverable resources of approximately 75 trillion cubic feet.

OVL holds 16% net interest in the Mozambique Rovuma Area-1 Offshore Project, out of which 10% participatory interest (PI) is held directly by OVL and another 6% interest is held through its 60% shareholding in ‘Beas Rovuma Energy Mozambique Ltd. (BREML), while the remaining 40% shares in BREML are held by Oil India Ltd. (OIL). Anadarko Petroleum Corporation is the Operator of the project with 26.5% PI and the other partners in the project are Mitsui (20%), ENH (15%), BPRL (10%) and PTTEP (8.5%).With the approval of major legal and contractual framework agreements and the start of resettlement implementation activities & site preparation, the approval of the development plan is a significant milestone in the further progress of the Mozambique Rovuma Area-1 Offshore Project.