FMC Technologies Wins Boosting Work off Angola
and we are confident that this technology will be a critical and important part in supporting increased deepwater field recovery,” said Tore Halvorsen, Senior Vice President of Subsea Technologies at FMC Technologies. Eni is the operator of Block 15/06 with a 36.84 percent stake and Sonangol EP is the Concessionaire. The other Partners of the joint venture are Sonangol Pesquisa e Produção (36.84 percent) and SSI Fifteen Limited (26.32 percent)
Ceona Joins Forces with Interoil Angola
vessel is highly suited for work offshore, and at the same time continue to grow our strong footprint across West Africa.” Headquartered in Luanda and with a yard in Sonils, Interoil Angola’s core business is managing support vessels in-country. The company, which is registered with Sonangol, offers oil and gas services in alliance with technical partners. Ceona is a SURF and heavy subsea construction contractor in the deepwater market, specializing in full-service engineering, pipelay and construction project management and execution. The Ceona Amazon is a powerful
Eni Starts Production from Cinguvu Field, offshore Angola
, technology and innovation”, CEO Claudio Descalzi commented. Eni is also continuing its exploration programme in Block 15/06: new discoveries are expected to be tied to the existing production infrastructures quickly and cost efficiently. Eni is operator of Block 15/06 with a 35% stake and Sonangol EP is the Concessionaire. The other partners of the joint venture are Sonangol Pesquisa e Produção (35%), SSI Fifteen Limited (25%) and Falcon Oil Holding Angola SA (5%). Angola is a key country in the strategy of organic growth of Eni, where the company has been present since 1980
N'Goma FPSO Producing & On Hire
SBM Offshore this morming received formal Production Readiness Notice (PRN) for N'Goma FPSO from client Eni, operator of Block 15/06 on behalf of the Joint Venture which also includes Sonangol Pesquisa e Produção, SSI Fifteen Limited and Falcon Oil Holding Angola SA. Following successful first oil in November 2014 and completion of the 72 hour continuous production test in early December 2014, PRN goes into effect retroactively to November 28, 2014 and the vessel is on hire from that date onwards. The FPSO will operate under a twelve year lease and operate contract
KCA Deutag Secures $170m Contract in Angola
International drilling and engineering contractor, KCA Deutag, has been awarded a $170 million contract by Sonangol Pesquisa e Produção, S.A., for the provision of the Ben Rinnes jack-up rig in Angola. The two-year agreement, which comes with a two-year extension option, will see KCA Deutag’s offshore division provide drilling and completion services, in various offshore locations in Angola. The contract will employ approximately 100 people, the majority of whom will be Angolan nationals. The Ben Rinnes is one of two jack-ups in KCA Deutag’s rig fleet. The rig
Statoil Reduces Stakes in Angolan Blocks
its net stake by 2.5 percent. After the deals, Statoil will remain the operator of both blocks. In block 38 it will have a stake of 45 percent, while in block 39 its stake will be 37.5 percent. A Statoil statement did not give the value of the transactions. The deals are subject to approval by Sonangol - Angola's state-owned oil firm - the Angolan oil ministry and the license partners, Statoil said. (Reporting by Gwladys Fouche, editing by Alister Doyle
Angola: Tender for 12 Offshore Oil Blocks
Angolan state oil company Sonangol plans to launch a tender for licences to explore 12 new offshore oil blocks in 2015, state news agency Angop cited Oil Minister Jose Botelho de Vasconcelos as saying on Friday. Seven of the new blocks will be located in the Namibe Basin and the remaining five in the Lower Congo Basin, a Sonangol spokesman told Reuters. Angola is Africa's biggest oil producer after Nigeria, with international majors such as France's Total, Italy's ENI, Britain's BP, and U.S. firms Chevron and Exxon Mobil among the main operators in the country. Angop cited Vasconcelos, who
Cobalt Makes Biggest Oil Find yet off Angola
U.S. firm Cobalt International Energy has discovered significant quantities of oil offshore Angola, state oil firm Sonangol said, calling the find the biggest so far in the promising pre-salt layer in the Kwanza Basin. Oil drillers hope discoveries under a deep submerged salt crust off Angola known as pre-salt may match the prolific finds beneath similar deposits off Brazil on the other side of the Atlantic in recent years. Analysts say Angola, Africa's No. 2 oil producer, could double its oil reserves, which are currently estimated at just under 13 billion barrels, if pre-salt drilling proves
Total Moves Ahead Offshore Angola
sector as one of the main drivers behind the decision. "Kaombo is very important if Angola wants to put production at 2 million bpd, because output at some of the older fields, namely in blocks 14 and 15, is declining," Oliveira said. Total and Angolan state-owned firm Sonangol each hold 30 percent of Block 32, Angolan-Chinese joint venture Sonangol Sinopec International has 20 percent, Exxon Mobil's Esso unit 15 percent and Portugal's Galp 5 percent. Kaombo is located about 260 km (160 miles) off Luanda in water depths of 1,400 to 1,900 metres (4,600-6,200
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