Sudd Petroleum Operating Company (SPOC) – the operator of South Sudan’s Block 5A – has announced resumption of operations, with the block 5A expecting to reach a peak of 45,000 bpd by 2028
SPOC will unpack its production resumption journey at the upcoming South Sudan Oil & Power (SSOP) 2021 conference, organised by Energy Capital & Power, taking place at the Crown Hotel, Juba, from 29-30 June
Production in South Sudan’s Block 5A – operated by Sudd Petroleum Operating Company (SPOC) – has resumed from the Tharjiath Central Processing Facility into the Tharjiath – WNPOC Heglic Control Centre pipeline after seven years of production shutdown due to civil war.
The block will produce more than 8,000 bpd by the end of 2021, 16,000 bpd by mid-2022; 30,000 bpd by 2025 – and is expected to reach a peak of 45,000 bpd in 2028 once four field development projects have been completed.
Block 5A is the final operating Block to resume production after the Greater Pioneer Operating Company, which operates the Unity Field in northern South Sudan and Dar Petroleum Operating Company, which operates Blocks 3 and 7 in the Melut Basin.
“The resumption to us as a government means economic security, not only to the government of South Sudan, but also to the communities in the oil producing region,” minister of petroleum Puot Kang Chol said at the official relaunch ceremony.
Meanwhile, SPOC, with the support from its partners, has launched its magnetic tomography Method; a pipeline inspection technology which is the first of its kind in South Sudan and has helped accelerate its 172km export pipeline integrity assessment work.
As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility programme, SPOC commissioned its upgraded water treatment plant in Tharjiath that sources water directly from the Nile River located 16km away from the Tharjiath field, ensuring the security of water supply is sustained throughout the year and enabling SPOC to provide continuous clean and fresh water supply to over 20,000 community members surrounding its operations area.
