The Dussafu field is producing from multiple wells tied back to two facilities, the Adolo FPSO and the MaBoMo wellhead platform. In 2025, the production averaged a gross rate of approximately 33.2 kbopd, with net to BW Energy of 24.4 kbopd.
Gross production 2025
33.2
kbopd
BW Energy’s share
Location
Ruche EEA area offshore Gabon, West Africa
Discovered
2014
Operator
BW Energy
Production start
2018
Gross 2P reserves
119 million barrels
Installations
BW Adolo FPSO and MaBoMo production facility
Partners
| BW Energy Gabon SA | 73.5% |
| Panoro Energy | 17.5% |
| Gabon Oil Company | 9.0% |
About the asset
The Dussafu license is located within the 850 km2 Ruche Exclusive Exploitation Area (Ruche EEA), which includes several discovered oil fields and numerous prospects. The average water depth is 116 metres. The Ruche EEA Production Sharing Contract allows for production of hydrocarbons for up to 20 years from first oil, which was achieved in September 2018.
The fields on the Dussafu licence produce to the BW Adolo FPSO adjacent to the Tortue Field. Tortue was first to be developed with six subsea horizontal production wells aided by gas lift as the artificial lift mechanism.
In 2023, the Hibiscus field started producing from four dry-tree wells to the MaBoMo facility, as part of the MaBoMo phase 1 development. Reservoir performance has exceeded expectations. In 2024, four additional producing wells were added including successful appraisal of Hibiscus South and the northern flank of Hibiscus main.
Following the phase 1 drilling campaign, the Dussafu licence has 14 producing wells across the Tortue (6), Hibiscus (5), Hibiscus South (2) and Ruche (1) fields. Production from the MaBoMo facility is transported to the BW Adolo FPSO through a 20 km pipeline.
In 2026, BW Energy will commence the MaBoMo phase 2 development program with planned first oil in the second half of the year, as well as working towards final investment decision on the Bourdon development following the discovery in 2025.