Santos has commenced continuous production operations at the Phase 1 Pikka oil development project on Alaska’s North Slope, marking a significant milestone as one of the largest new oil projects in the region.
The company stated that the first production wells have been brought online, with daily output of approximately 20,000 barrels. Santos expects to initiate water injection operations in the coming weeks to maintain reservoir pressure and will gradually bring additional wells into production. The Phase 1 Pikka project targets a plateau production rate of around 80,000 barrels per day by the third quarter of 2026.
Santos Managing Director and CEO Kevin Gallagher said that Pikka is a high-quality, low-cost, economically robust oil development project with a long reserve life. The first production wells are now online and flowing continuously, and the company will provide pressure support through water injection while progressively bringing more wells on stream to advance towards the plateau target.
The project brings into production total 2P reserves of approximately 400 million barrels, supported by an additional 600 million barrels of total 2C resources, laying the foundation for future development phases within the Pikka unit. Located on the North Slope of Alaska, Pikka is operated by Santos in partnership with Repsol. The development is expected to become a significant contributor to Alaskan oil production and to generate long-term cash flow from one of the state’s largest recent oil discoveries.
According to Santos, the project’s resource base supports phased expansion opportunities beyond Phase 1, and the operator will continue to evaluate additional development potential across the field. As of the end of 2025, Santos’s net share of reserves and contingent resources at Pikka stood at 164 million barrels of 2P reserves and 252 million barrels of 2C resources.
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Post time: Jun-25-2026