FMC Technologies has won a second award for its new subsea multiphase boosting system, this time with Italian giant Eni for its Block 15/06 West Hub Development, off the coast of Angola.
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The N'Goma. Image from SBM Offshore. |
FMC will provide subsea multiphase boosting pumps, manifolds, and installation support services.
Eni started the West Hub Development in December 2014, which covers some 2984sq km, about 350km northwest of Luanda, and 130km west of Soyo. The project is designed to produce 100,000b/d, and is being drilled with the N’Goma floating production and storage offloading (FPSO) unit.
"This is our second award for our new subsea multiphase boosting system and we are confident that this technology will be a critical and important part in supporting increased deepwater field recovery," said Tore Halvorsen, FMC senior vice president of subsea technologies.
FMC’s subsea multiphase boosting pumps are designed to improve production economics by reducing backpressure on the reservoir, increasing flow rates and total recoverable reserves. Multiphase pumps have a wide operating envelope and are suitable for a broad range of conditions, FMC says.
The West Hub Development was set to begin a string of consecutive projects. In April 2015, production start-up was achieved at the Cinguvu field, following the first oil of the Sangos field, and in January 2016, Eni started production from the M’Pungi field, with an overall production of approximately 25,000 b/d net to Eni. Other start ups anticipated include Mpungi North Area, Vandumbu and Ochigufu fields.
Sonasing's N’Goma FPSO is at Eni's West Hub under a 12-year lease and operate contract.
Eni is the operator of Block 15/06 with 36.84% interest. Partners include Sonangol Pesquisa e Produção (36.84%) and SSI Fifteen Ltd. (26.32%).
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