ExxonMobil lets EPCI contract for Likembe project offshore Angola
Key Highlights
- ExxonMobil has let an EPCI contract to Subsea Integration Alliance (SIA) for the Likembe redevelopment project offshore Angola.
- The work is for a subsea tie-back.
ExxonMobil has let an engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) contract to Subsea Integration Alliance (SIA) for a subsea tieback associated with the Redevelopment 2.0 Likembe Project in Block 15, offshore Angola.
The Subsea Integration Alliance is a partnership between Subsea 7 and SLB's OneSubsea. Project management and engineering will be managed by Subsea7’s offices in Paris, Luanda, Lisbon, and Sutton. As part of Subsea Integration Alliance’s integrated delivery model, SLB OneSubsea will execute the umbilical scope from Moss, Norway, supported by project management and engineering teams in Houston.
Block 15 lies about 145 km off the northern coast of Angola and holds 19 discoveries, with total recoverable resource of about 3 billion bbl of oil, according to ExxonMobil. First production began in 2003 from Xicomba field. The block is operated by ExxonMobil through a consortium of partners Azule Energy, Equinor, and Sonangol E&P.