Offshore staff
PARIS -- State oil company Sonangol and Total have put the deepwater Dalia field offshore Angola into production.
"We are extremely pleased with the development of Dalia, which has been completed on time, illustrating the abilities of our teams to successfully tackle even the most challenging projects and environments," says Christophe de Margerie, president exploration and production of Total.
Discovered in September 1997 in block 17, 135 km (84 mi) offshore Angola in 1,200-1,500 m (3,937-4,921 ft) water depth, Dalia is estimated to contain close to 1 Bbbl of recoverable oil. It is the largest deepwater development to be brought onstream this year and among the largest projects of its kind in the world.
The Dalia development comprises 71 wells, 31 for water injection, three for gas injection, and 37 producers tied into nine manifolds. The subsea installation consists of 40 km (25 mi) of insulated production flowlines linked to eight high-tech flexible risers manufactured for the project. The Dalia FPSO has an oil treatment capacity of 240,000 b/d and storage capacity of 2 MMbbl.
Total E&P Angola operates block 17 with 40% interest. Partners include Esso Exploration Angola (Block 17) Ltd. with 20% interest, BP Exploration (Angola) Ltd. with 16.67% interest, Statoil Angola Block 17 AS with 13.33% interest, and Norsk Hydro Dezassete A.S. with 10% interest. Sonangol is the block 17 concessionaire.
12/15/2006
