Project Profile
Value: US$4 billion
Location: offshore Angola
Reserves: 1 billion barrels (2P)
Water Depth: 1,200-1,500m
Peak Production: 240,000 bpd
Start-up Year: 2006, July 2015 (phase 1A), 2017 (phase 2A)
Dalia was discovered in 1997, 135km offshore in water depths of between 1,200m and 1,500m. The launch of Dalia, which came onstream in late 2006, was a significant step in the development of Block 17, where 15 earlier discoveries have been made. It followed the development of nearby Girassol, brought onstream in late 2001, and Jasmim, a Girassol satellite. By repeating Girassol, but on a much larger scale and under even more extreme conditions, Dalia boosts production on this golden block to around 500,000 bpd.
The production in December 2006 was over 200,000 bpd, with expectations to increase to 240,000 bpd. In July 2015, Total started production from Dalia Phase 1A, a new development on its deep offshore operated Block 17, located 135 km off the coast of Angola. Dalia Phase 1A will develop additional reserves of 51 million barrels and will contribute 30,000 bpd to the block’s production. The Dalia FPSO came on stream nearly nine years ago and with the addition of Phase 1A will still produce around 200,000 bpd. The Dalia Phase 1A project involves the drilling of seven infill wells tied back to the Dalia FPSO unit. The concessionaire of Block 17 is Sonangol.
Operators:
Total: 40% interest
Esso: 20% interest
BP: 16.67% interest
Statoil: 13.33% interest
Norsk Hydro: 10% interest
Contractors:
Aker Solutions: Deliver seven new subsea tree systems
CGGVeritas: Seismic survey
Technip: Technip Angola Engenharia Limitada, a joint venture between Technip and Sonangol, was awarded by Total E&P Angola a three-year engineering services contract. This contract covers services for the existing Girassol, Pazflor, Dalia and CLOV floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) units and associated subsea field development. The scope of work can comprise engineering, technical assistance, management, supervision and coordination, as well as procurement-related activities. Technip Angola Engenharia Limitada will carry out the contract, which is scheduled for completion at the end of 2018. (March, 2016)
Actemium: Maintenance contract for the Dalia FPSO. (February, 2017)