TotalEnergies started production from Begonia on Block 17/06 and CLOV Phase 3 on Block 17 offshore Angola.
Begonia is the first inter-block development in Angola 150 km off the Angolan coast. It produces 30,000 b/d through five subsea wells tied back to the Pazflor FPSO.
CLOV Phase 3 is 140 km from the coast and produces 30,000 b/d from four subsea wells tied-back to the CLOV FPSO.
TotalEnergies is operator at Begonia (30%) with partners Sonangol E&P (30%), SSI (27.5%), ETU Energias (7.5%), and Falcon Oil (5%).
TotalEnergies is operator of CLOV Phase 3 (38%) with partners Equinor (22.16%), ExxonMobil (19%), Azule Energy (15.84%), and Sonangol E&P (5%).
Alex Procyk is Upstream Editor at Oil & Gas Journal. He has also served as a principal technical professional at Halliburton and as a completion engineer at ConocoPhillips. He holds a BS in chemistry (1987) from Kent State University and a PhD in chemistry (1992) from Carnegie Mellon University. He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).
