 The field is operated by Shell Nigeria who own 55% of the license.The other partners in the field development are Exxon (20%), Nigerian AGIP (12.5%) and Elf Petroleum Nigeria Limited (12.5%)

Located southwest of the Niger Delta, the first discovery well was spudded in September 1995 after acquiring extensive information about the block via a 3D seismic survey in 1993/94.A secondary field was discovered in the block in May 2001 known as Bonga SW, which encountered significant hydrocarbons.