TotalEnergies flows first oil from two energy projects offshore Angola

(offshore-energy.biz) France-headquartered energy giant TotalEnergies has started oil production from two subsea tie-back projects to existing floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessels off the coast of Angola.

With the start-up of the Begonia and CLOV Phase 3 offshore projects, TotalEnergies is adding 60,000 barrels per day of oil production offshore Angola. The CLOV deepwater oil fields development project covers four fields: Cravo, Lirio, Orquidea, and Violeta.

These low-cost, low-emission subsea tie-back projects leverage existing ullage in the FPSO Pazflor and the FPSO CLOV to deliver additional production, making use of available capacity on existing units, which is perceived to enable them to have low marginal costs and low carbon intensities.

The firm’s first development on Block 17/06, Begonia, is located 150 kilometers off the Angolan coast. This is a 30,000-barrels-per-day project, consisting of five wells tied back to the FPSO Pazflor.

TotalEnergies (30%, operator) developed this project in cooperation with the Angolan concession holder, Agencia Nacional de Petróleo, Gás e Biocombustíveis (ANPG); the Block 17/06 partners: Sonangol E&P (30%), SSI (27,5%), ETU Energias (7.5%), Falcon Oil (5%); and the partners of Block 17, also operated by the French player.

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