Petrofac teams up with Bowleven off Cameroon

Partnering up: Bowleven and Petrofac have signed a strategic alliance agreement to develop the Etinde permit off Cameroon

West Africa-focused Bowleven has formed a strategic alliance with fellow UK-listed company Petrofac covering the future development of the Etinde permit, off Cameroon.

Under the agreement Petrofac will provide engineering capability to support the delivery of a field development plan for the proposed first phase of the development of the permit.

It has also committed to invest up to $500 million towards the first phase of development which will be compensated through a share of Bowleven's production revenue.

“This complementary union provides Bowleven with potential access to both investment capital and, just as importantly, Petrofac's extensive development experience,” Bowleven chief executive Kevin Hart said in a statement on Tuesday.

“Our alliance with Petrofac will help deliver…

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