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First Lifting and Production Update
First Lifting and Production Update.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 6956E Lekoil Limited 10 May 2017 \n\n10 May 2017\n \nLEKOIL Limited\n(\"LEKOIL\" or the \"Company\")\n \nOtakikpo Operational Update\nFirst Cargo Lifted from FSO Ailsa Craig\n \nLEKOIL (AIM: LEK), the oil and gas exploration, development and production company with a focus on Africa, is pleased to announce that the first crude cargo produced from the Otakikpo Marginal Field (\"Otakikpo\") in OML 11 has been lifted from the FSO Ailsa Craig by Shell Western Supply and Trading Limited (\"Shell Trading\"), a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell (LSE: RDSA, RDSB). 120,000 barrels of gross production have been lifted. Under the terms of the Crude Sales Agreement with Shell Trading, the Company is due to receive its payment for this crude within the next month. \n \nCurrent production at Otakikpo is approximately 5,000 bopd. With the commencement of regular liftings, the Company is focused on ramping up to production of 10,000 bopd, now expected to be by year-end. Key components to achieve this Phase 1 milestone involve completing the expansion of onsite storage capacity - currently being undertaken with minimal capex required - and utilising a higher capacity shuttle tanker.\n \nNon-operational days from the minor reconfiguration and optimization of offshore infrastructure has led to average production of approximately 3,000 bopd from the four production strings across both wells (Otakikpo-002 and -003) since the start of commercial production, announced on 20 February 2017. \n \nLekan Akinyanmi, LEKOIL's CEO, said: \"Selling our first oil marks the commencement of cash flow from Otakikpo. Dollar receipts will increase as we further ramp up production to our Phase 1 target of 10,000 bopd and will contribute to funding Phase 2 expansion. The production and now offtake and export sale from the FSO Ailsa Craig is the culmination of our team's hard work over the last two years to bring Otakikpo into revenue generating production. I would again like to thank the entire team that has worked so hard on this project, our partner Green Energy, FSO owner and operator Amni, our contractors, our host communities and our government regulators for their continuing support.\" \n \nFor further information, please visit www.lekoil.com or co...