By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Feb. 19 -- BP Exploration (Angola) Ltd., operator of deepwater Galio, Cromio, Paladio, Plutonio, Cobalto, and Platina fields, collectively known as Greater Plutonio, on Block 18 off Angola, has awarded a $730 million field development contract to a consortium of Stolt Offshore SA and Technip SA de CV of France. Greater Plutonio fields are in 1,200-1,500 m of water.
The contract covers engineering, procurement, fabrication, and installation of risers, umbilicals, and flowlines from, to a single floating production, storage, and offloading vessel that will serve all six fields. Stolt Offshore will lead the consortium, installing 75 km of 12-in. insulated production, gas injection, and service flowlines and 103 km of umbilicals. The consortium also will install 12 FPSO mooring lines and 10 production manifolds as well as a single riser tower to hook up the FPSO.
Kellogg Brown & Root is overseeing engineering, procurement, construction, and management, and Hyundai Heavy Industries will fabricate the FPSO hull and topside equipment (OGJ Online, Feb. 10, 2004).
BP and 50:50 partner Royal Dutch Shell are developing the fields under a production-sharing contract with Angola's state-owned oil company Sociedade Nacional de Combustveis de Angola (Sonangol).
