By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Jan. 10 -- FMC Technologies Inc. has received a contract amendment worth $27 million to provide an additional five subsea trees and well jumpers for Rosa oil field on Block 17 in 4,200-4,900 ft of water off Angola (see map, OGJ, Mar. 18, 2002, p. 53).
Initially, FMC was committed to supplying 18 subsea trees, manifolds, production controls, and associated systems for the Rosa project. Delivery of the additional equipment is scheduled for the first quarter of 2007.
Rosa field, scheduled to come on stream in the first half of 2007, will be tied back to the Girassol floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) facility about 9 miles away. The field will raise and prolong the peak production of the FPSO, which will be upgraded with six new 5,300-ton modules.
Total E&P Angola is the block operator with 40% interest. Other participants are Esso Exploration Angola (Block 17) Ltd., 20%; BP Exploration (Angola) Ltd., 16.7%; Statoil Angola Block 17 AS, 13.33%; and Norsk Hydro Dezassete AS, 10%.
