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Wednesday, April 3, 2019
Total started production on the Kaombo Sul field on Angola’s Block 32. The crude oil is being produced through the block’s second FPSO Kaombo Sul.
Eight months after its sister ship, Kaombo Norte, came on stream, Kaombo Sul will add 115,000 bpd and bring the overall production capacity to 230,000 bpd, equivalent to 15% of the country’s production. The associated gas from Kaombo Sul will be exported to the Angola LNG plant, as part of the Group’s commitment to stop routine flaring.
“Leveraging the experience of Kaombo Norte, Kaombo Sul started up in the best possible conditions. This second FPSO stands out as an excellent example of standardization to reduce costs and improve efficiency. Its start-up will contribute to the Group’s cash flow and production growth in 2019 and beyond,” stated Arnaud Breuillac, President Exploration & Production at Total. “This achievement demonstrates once again Total’s commitment to Angola, as the Group develops short cycle projects on Block 17 in parallel and prepares to drill an exploration well on Block 48.”
The full Kaombo development consists of six fields spread over an area of 800 sq km. Gengibre, Gindungo and Caril were connected to the Kaombo Norte FPSO which started up last year, while the three fields, Mostarda, Canela and Louro, have now been connected to Kaombo Sul FPSO.
The project comprises a large subsea system including 59 wells (with over 60% of them already drilled), and two FPSO units which were converted from Very Large Crude Carriers.
Kaombo also sets a new record in terms of local content in Angola as 20% of the 110 million project hours were worked locally.
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