TOTAL has started production from the Pazflor field offshore Angola, ahead of the initial start-up schedule. Pazflor, 150km off Luanda in water depths ranging from 600-1,200m, has estimated proven and probable reserves of 590million barrels of oil.
Output will gradually ramp up to full production capacity of 220,000 barrels per day over the coming months.
Pazflor comprises a vast subsea gathering network.