TotalEnergies EP Angola has let a contract to McDermott International for work on the Begonia project, offshore Angola.
Begonia, in Block 17/06, will collect hydrocarbons from a reservoir via subsea tieback to an existing floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel. Water depth at the site is 400-750 m.
Production from three wells is gathered through a 20 km multiphase production flowline, and two water injection wells are connected to an existing riser. After commissioning, expected in late 2024, it will add 30,000 b/d to the FPSO's production (OGJ Online, July 28, 2022).
The contract to McDermott includes engineering, procurement, supply, construction, installation, pre-commissioning, and assistance to commissioning and start-up (EPSCI). McDermott will provide all EPSCI services for subsea umbilicals, water injection, and production flowlines.
McDermott will utilize the North Ocean 102 to install umbilicals, and the Amazon to install rigid pipelines. Project management and engineering will be executed in London, UK, and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Fabrication will take place in Angola, West Africa.
The service provider values the contract at $250-500 million.
TotalEnergies is operator at Block 17/06 with 30% interest. Partners are Sonangol P&P (30%), SSI (27.5%), ACREP/Somoil (5%), Falcon Oil (5%), and PTTEP (2.5%).