Azule Energy awards Saipem, SLB OneSubsea contracts for Angola's West Hub Tails project

Saipem will provide subsea infrastructure for the Agogo FPSO development, while SLB OneSubsea will supply controls umbilicals supporting the transfer of production from four existing fields to the new facility.
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Sept. 14, 2026
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Why this news matters:

  • The West Hub Tails project is extending the productive life of existing offshore infrastructure by redirecting output from four mature Angolan fields to the newer Agogo FPSO, helping maximize recovery from the broader West Hub development.

  • New contracts for Saipem and SLB OneSubsea move the project into its execution phase, advancing subsea tiebacks and infrastructure needed to support future production offshore Angola.

 

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Agogo FPSO offshore Angola

The Agogo FPSO offshore Angola will receive production from four existing fields under Azule Energy's West Hub Tails development, supported by newly awarded contracts to Saipem and SLB OneSubsea. Yinson Production's 15-year firm charter for the Agogo FPSO commenced in August 2025. 

Azule Energy has awarded contracts to Saipem and SLB OneSubsea for the West Hub Tails project offshore Angola, advancing plans to connect new subsea infrastructure and transfer production from four existing fields to the Agogo FPSO. The work forms part of the broader Agogo Integrated West Hub development in Block 15/06.

West Hub Tails enters execution phase

Azule Energy has awarded Saipem a $350 million contract for the West Hub Tails project, part of the Agogo Integrated West Hub development offshore Angola.

The development is located 180 km offshore in water depths of up to 1,750 m. Saipem's responsibilities cover engineering, fabrication, transportation and installation of subsea infrastructure, including about 62 km of flowlines, risers and umbilicals.

These will be connected to the Agogo FPSO.

Fabrication will take place at Saipem’s Ambriz yard in Angola, with the construction vessels FDS and Normand Maximus deployed for the offshore installation.

The program should take two and a half years to complete.

Agogo FPSO set to receive production from four mature fields

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Large reels of subsea control umbilicals await deployment for offshore field developments

Controls umbilicals provide power, communications and hydraulic functions between subsea equipment and host facilities. SLB OneSubsea is supplying the systems for Azule Energy's West Hub Tails project offshore Angola.

In addition, SLB OneSubsea will design and supply controls umbilicals for Azule Energy’s West Hub Tails project.

This involves redirecting production from the Sangos, Ochigufu, Mpungi and Vandumbu fields—hosted since 2014 by the Ngoma FPSO, but now nearing the end of its design life—to the less emissions-intensive Agogo FPSO chartered from Yinson Production.

The 120,000-bbl/d facility started service for the Integrated West Hub development in July 2025; SLB OneSubsea delivered control umbilicals for the Agogo and Ndungu tiebacks. 

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Jeremy Beckman has been Editor Europe, Offshore since 1992. Prior to joining Offshore he was a freelance journalist for eight years, working for a variety of electronics, computing and scientific journals in the UK. He regularly writes news columns on trends and events both in the NW Europe offshore region and globally. He also writes features on developments and technology in exploration and production.

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