BP awards Angolan subsea equipment contract

BP PLC and Sonangol Sinopec Ltd. have let a $140 million contract to FMC Technologies Inc. to manufacture and supply subsea equipment for Block 18 off Angola.

Jan. 20, 2009

Uchenna Izundu
International Editor

LONDON, Jan. 20 -- BP PLC and Sonangol Sinopec Ltd. have let a $140 million contract to FMC Technologies Inc. to manufacture and supply subsea equipment for Block 18 off Angola. Deliveries will start this year.

FMC will provide one gas export regulation manifold, foundations and controls, a high-integrity pressure protection system, chokes, and two pipeline end manifolds. The equipment will be manufactured in Angola and at FMC's Kongsberg, Norway, facility.

The Greater Plutonio development on Block 18, BP's first operated project in Angola, came on stream in 2007. It consists of 43 wells: 20 producers, 20 water injectors, and 3 gas injectors.

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