French oil and gas company Total has begun crude oil production from the second floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit of the deep offshore Kaombo project on Block 32 in Angola. The project is made of two FPSO units, namely Kaombo Norte that started operations in July 2018 and Kaombo Sul, with a production capacity of 115,000 bbl/d each. With a combined 230,000 bbl/d production capacity, the Kaombo project will account for 15% of the current crude oil production in Angola. The associated gas will be shipped to the Angola LNG plant.
The entire Kaombo block includes an estimated 650 Mboe of reserves spread across six different fields: Gengibre, Gindungo, Caril, Canela, Mostarda and Louro. 59 wells will be connected to the two FPSO units. Total operates Block 32 with a 30% stake, along with Sonangol (30%), Sonangol Sinopec International (20%), Esso (15%) and Galp Energia (5%). Total's production in Angola averaged 211,000 boe/d in 2018 from several areas: Blocks 17, 14 and 0, as well as Angola LNG.
Source: Total