Project Profile
Location: 15 miles (24 km) off the Angolan coastline, Angola
Start-up Year: 2nd of July 2009
Production: 30,000 barrels of crude oil and 30 million cubic feet per day of natural gas
Water depth: 160 feet (49 metres)
Located in 160 feet (49 metres) of water about 15 miles (24 km) off the Angolan coastline, the Mafumeira Norte project is the first phase development of the Mafumeira Field located in Area A of Block 0. The project is being commercialised through fourteen wells to the existing Kungulo water injection platform and reached maximum total production of 30,000 barrels of crude oil and 30 million cubic feet per day of natural gas in 2011. The engineering, procurement, construction, and installation contract for the Mafumeira Norte platform was awarded to Sonamet (Lobito), a joint venture between Sonangol and Acergy, marking the first time Sonamet was awarded such a contract. The fabrication of the platform was completed at Sonamet\'s Lobito yard in southern Angola. Chevron, through CABGOC, has a 39.2% interest and is the operator of the Block 0 contractor group, which also comprises SONANGOL P&P (41%), Total (10%) and ENI (9.8%).
Operator:
Chevron: Operator with 39.2% interest
SONANGOL P&P: 41% interest
Total: 10% interest
ENI: 9.8% interest
Contractors:
Sonamet (a joint venture between Sonangol and Acergy): EPC contract
Saipem: EPC contract
Sub-contractors:
UTEC & NCS Survey: Three months of AUV operations for Saipem located in West Africa. TEC NCS performed pre-lay and as-laid surveys using their Gavia AUV systems. Using one of seven GAVIA AUVs, an anchor pre-lay side scan sonar survey was carried out in the Mafumeira field to clear the way for barge operations alongside the Mafumeira Norte Platform. The versatility of working inside the 500m zone of the platform without affecting the platform operations was of particular value for this project.