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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 begins West Hub production off Angola

Dec 08, 2014

Italian giant Eni began production of first oil from its West Hub Development project in Block 15/06, offshore Angola. N’Goma. From SBM Offshore.   Block 15/06 covers about 2984sq km…

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…

ConocoPhillips comes up dry in Angola

Nov 04, 2014

ConocoPhillips is plugging and abandoning the Kamoxi-1 exploration well as a dry hole after drilling to a total depth of 22,660ft, offshore Angola. Kwanza basin activity. From Deloitte Petroview Kamoxi…

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…

Total contracts Ocean Rig drillship

Jun 05, 2014

Ocean Rig UDW Inc., a subsidiary of Athens-based DryShips Inc., announced that it signed a six-year contract with Total E&P Angola for drilling operations in Block 32 offshore Angola, using the ultra-deepwater drillship  Ocean Rig Skyros…

BP extends Odfjell Angola contract

May 20, 2014

Odfjell Drilling and BP Angola have agreed a deal securing further work for Odfjell Drilling's sixth generation ultra-deepwater and harsh environment semisubmersible Deepsea Stavanger (pictured) on Block 18 in Angola. The contract is…

Sapura nets $454m of contracts

May 16, 2014

SapuraKencana Petroleum Berhad's drilling division, SapuraKencana Drilling, has won a new contract and three contract extensions, worth a total of US$454 million, from new and existing clients in West Africa (Congo and Angola), Brunei…

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