Total SA has let a subsea contract for the field development of Zinia Phase 2 field offshore Angola (OGJ Online, May 29, 2018).
The contract to TechnipFMC covers the engineering, procurement, and construction of subsea equipment including 9 subsea tree units as well as wellheads, subsea control systems, connection systems, and associated equipment. The contract also covers support services, performed by TechnipFMC in Angola, for the assembly, test, mobilization, and installation.
Block 17 partners, with Total as operator, approved investment in Zinia 2, which will produce as much as 40,000 b/d of oil from subsea wells tied back to the Pazflor floating production, storage, and offloading vessel.
Total has a 40% interest in Block 17, where total production averaged 600,000 b/d last year. Partners are Equinor, 23.33%, ExxonMobil Corp., 20%, and BP PLC, 16.67%. State-owned Sonangol is the concessionaire.
