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BP inks Actemium for Angola FPSOs

May 26, 2016

The oil and gas division of Vinci Energie's industrial processes unit Actemium has won a US multi-million contract with BP Angola.   The ”two-asset” agreement, the first of its kind for BP’s Angolan operations, will see Actemium become…

Technip, Sonangol, support Total offshore Angola

Mar 10, 2016

Technip's joint venture with Sonangol, Technip Angola Engenharia Limitada, has been awarded a three year engineering services contract by Total E&P Angola. The contract covers services for the existing Girassol, Pazflor, Dalia and CLOV…

Harkand enters IRM Angola JV

Feb 24, 2016

Global inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) company Harkand signed a new joint venture agreement with ESOPEG Lda in Angola, its first strategic partnership in the country and third in the region. The newly formed company Harkand Angola Lda…

Ceona partners with Interoil Angola

Aug 03, 2015

Ceona, a SURF contractor with heavy subsea construction capabilities, has expanded its West African reach after entering into a strategic partnership with Interoil Angola. The partnership will see Interoil Angola, which is a key player in offshore support vessel management in West Africa…

Dalia 1A boosts Total's Angola output

Jul 21, 2015

French oil major Total has started production from its Dalia Phase 1A project, boosting the firm’s deep water Block 17 offshore Angola production by some 30,000 b/d. The Dalia Phase 1A project involves drilling of seven infill wells,…

Total reaches 2 billion bbl off Angola

May 27, 2015

Total achieved a milestone of producing a cumulative 2 billion bbl from its operated deep offshore Block 17 located 150km off the coast of Angola, Africa. CLOV. From Total. With the recent start up of CLOV…

ExxonMobil starts Kizomba Phase 2

Apr 30, 2015

ExxonMobil started oil production at the Kizomba Satellites Phase 2 subsea development project off Angola. The Kizomba B FPSO. From BP. Phase 2 of Kizomba is a subsea infrastructure development of the Kakocha…

Eni starts production of Cinguvu off Angola

Apr 29, 2015

Italian energy company Eni started production two weeks ahead of schedule at the deep offshore Cinguvu oil field in the West Hub development project in Block 15/06 offshore Angola. The development is sited 350km northwest of Luanda and 130km west of Soyo…

N'Goma now formally on hire

Jan 15, 2015

The N'Goma FPSO is now on hire to Eni after achieving a 72-hour continuous production test in early December and receiving a Production Readiness Notice (PRN). The N’Goma FPSO is operating on the West Hub, on Block 15/06 offshore Angola…

Eni and Sonangol ink JV

Nov 18, 2014

Eni and Sonangol have agreed to up a joint team aimed at studying the potential of the non-associated gas present in the Lower Congo basin. Under the agreement, Eni and Sonangol will set up a joint team aimed at studying the potential…

Eni finds oil in Angola

Sep 17, 2014

Eni has discovered oil in Block 15/06, in the Ochigufu exploration prospect offshore Angola. ENI said the find was 'important' and would be fast tracked to production through the Ngoma floating production, storage and offloading vessel on the company's West Hub development…

Fugro opens Angola facility

Jul 22, 2014

Fugro has opened a new, 7000sq m facility in the SONILS Oil Service Centre in Luanda, Angola. Angola is now the second largest oil producer in Sub-Saharan Africa, after Nigeria, the firm said. “Our new site demonstrates Fugro’s strong commitment to the Angolan market…

Gabon, DRC reject Angola’s redraw of maritime border

Jul 21, 2014

Both Gabon and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in Kinshasa are rejecting Angola's proposed changes to the maritime borders, in which Angola seeks to increase its continental shelf length by more than 200mi. Gabon and the DRC have…

N'Goma ready for sailaway

Jul 21, 2014

Sonasing's FPSO, the N'Goma, is ready to sail away from the Angolan Paenal Yard, Port Amboim, after a naming ceremony, held Saturday (19 July). The N'Goma will be moved to ENI's West Hub project in Angola offshore Block 15/06, where it…

CLOV in production

Jun 12, 2014

Total’s CLOV deepwater oil development offshore Angola in Block 17, began production on schedule, the French company announced on 12 June. The development is expected to reach daily production capacity of 160,000bbl in the coming months…

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