Offshore staff
PARIS –Total has outlined plans for the Pazflor development in deepwater block 17 offshore Angola. Drilling is scheduled to start in 2009 with oil production in 2011. The plan also calls for seabed gas/liquid separation next to the production wells, which would be a world's first, says Total.
The general plan follows that for Girassol and Dalia. An FPSO will process oil from 25 subsea production wells at 200,000 b/d with storage for 1.9 MMbbl. It also will handle two types of oil – 17-22º API oil from Miocene reservoirs and 35-38 º API oil from Acacia Oligocene reservoirs. The development will include 22 water injection and two natural gas injection wells.
Pazflor is 150 km (93 mi) offshore, 40 km (25 mi) northeast of Dalia in 600-1,200 m (1,968-3,907 ft) water depths. The development is expected to cover 600 sq km (232 sq mi) with a north-to-south axis of more than 30 km (19 mi).
Total E&P Angola, a wholly owned subsidiary of Total, is operator of block 17 with a 40% interest. It is partnered with StatoilHydro (23.33%), Esso Exploration Angola (Block 17) Ltd (20%) and BP Exploration (Angola) Ltd (16.67%).
12/27/2007
