RAK Petroleum Plc. which holds 33.33% of Foxtrot International LDC has announced that it has begun production from a second platform on Block CI-27 offshore Ivory Coast.

The Marlin-B1ST well, being the first in an initial five-well drilling campaign to develop two previously discovered fields on the block is at present flowing about 1,100 bbls/d of 26 degree API oil through a 35/64 ­­­­-inch choke, according to the company.

The well came across 62 meters of gross pay in the Cenomanian interval (an 18.5 meter section of this interval was oil bearing, of which a 6.4 meter section has been perforated). The well which was drilled in 100 meters of water, reached a TD of 2,660 meters.

As part of a four-year, $ 1 billion development program to bring the Marlin and the Manta gas field on production, the new Marlin platform was installed in April 2015. Its duty is to double-check Block CI-27’s hydrocarbons treatment size and also boost the supply and the dependability of gas deliveries.

RAK through Mondoil Enterprises its subsidiary has a one-third ownership of Foxtrot International. Meanwhile Foxtrot International operates the Block CI-27 with a 24% direct stake while other companies including the state oil company, PETROCI has 40%, SECI-24% and ENERCI-12% respectively. Foxtrot also has a 27.27% in ENERCI bringing Mondoil Enterprises' overall stake in Block CI-27 to 9.1%.

Gas output from Block CI-27 this year through the end of Q3 was about 145 Mmcf/d.  Production of oil and condensates from the block this year has also averaged 1,000 bbl/d before the commencement of the new well, Energy-pedia reports.