West Hub Development Project Oil And Gas Fields
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Summary Information
- Operator: ENI
- Country: Angola
- Location: Block 15/06, Offshore
- Production start: Expected 2014
- Partners: ENI - 35%, Sonangol - 55%, Falcon Oil - 5%, Petrobras - 5%
- Type: Oil & Gas
- Estimated Reserves:
- Production Volume:
Description
- The West Hub project is the first development that will come on-stream among the blocks awarded in Angola's 2006 licensing round.
- The West Hub Development Project includes the Sangos, Cinguvu and Mpungi fields and involves the drilling of 21 subsea wells of which 12 producers, 4 alternate water and gas injectors and 5 water injectors.
- At the centre of the development is the N'Goma FPSO
- Water depth ranges between 1000 and 1500 metres.
- A second phase will see the addition of the Vandumbu field with the drilling of 3 wells ( 2 producers and 1 injector ) and Mpungi north with the drilling of 2 wells (one production and one injection) connected to the same FPSO
- The Ochigufu field is also expected to be tied in
Contractors
- SBM Offshore: FPSO refurbishment
- Aker Solutions: Engineering, procurement, fabrication, and supply of static and dynamic steel tube umbilicals
- FMC Technologies:
- subsea multiphase boosting pumps, manifolds, and installation support services
History
- 2006 - ENI awarded the block
- 2008 - Sangos & N'Goma fields discovered
- 2010 - Cinguvu & Mpungi discovered
- 2013 - Vandumbu oil field discovered
- 2014 - Total sold its 15% stake to Sonangol
- 2014 - Statoil sold its 5% stake to Sonangol
- 2014 - Ochigufu field discovered
- 2014 - First oil produced
- 2015 - Cinguvu field starts production
- 2016 - Mpungi field starts production
- 2017 - Production starts on the Vandumbu field
- 2018 - The Ochigufu field starts production
Geology
- Upper and the Middle Miocene sand reservoirs
Links
- ENI in Angola
- Eni signs Production Sharing Contract for exploration Block 15/06 in Angolan deepwater
- Eni and Sonangol make new oil discovery offshore AngolaEni and Sonangol make two new oil discoveries offshore Angola
- Eni: important oil discovery offshore Angola
- Aker Solutions signs umbilicals contract with ENI
- Eni: New oil discovery offshore Angola
- Angola: Total Sells Its 15% Interest In Block 15/06 To Sonangol
- Portfolio adjustment in Angola
- Angolan shipyard Paenal celebrates the arrival of N’Goma FPSO
- Another milestone reached for Angola Block 15/06: N'Goma FPSO ready to sail away
- Eni: new oil discovery offshore Angola
- Eni starts production at West Hub Development, deep offshore Angola
- Eni starts production of Cinguvu offshore field at West Hub Development in Angola
- Eni starts production of Mpungi offshore field at the West Hub Development in Angola
- FMC Technologies Awarded Subsea Contract for Eni's Block 15/06 West Hub Development
- Eni announces the start-up of Vandumbu field in Block 15/06, offshore Angola
- Eni completes the ramp-up of Ochigufu field, offshore Angola
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