Aker Solutions, Subsea7, TechnipFMC and Baker ink subsea contracts offshore Angola

Offshore staff

OSLO, Norway/LUXEMBORG — Azule Energy, the joint venture between bp and Eni, has awarded subsea contracts for the Agogo Field development in the West Hub Area of Block 15/06 offshore Angola.

Aker Solutions will perform engineering and manufacturing of the umbilical system, comprising about 36 km of dynamic and static subsea production control umbilicals including spares, also supplying ancillary equipment and services.

The company’s site in Moss, Norway, will produce the umbilicals, with deliveries scheduled for second-quarter 2024.

Subsea7 has secured a contract by Azule Energy in the framework of the Agogo Integrated West Hub Development Project offshore Angola. Subsea7 said its contract is worth between $300 million and $500 million.

For the same project, Subsea7 will transport and install about 98 km of flexible pipes, 30 km of umbilicals and associated subsea structures in water depths close to 1,700 m.

The company is splitting project management and engineering between its offices in Angola, France, the UK and Portugal, with fabrication assigned to its Sonamet yard in Lobito. Offshore operations should follow between fourth-quarter 2024 and fourth-quarter 2025.

Eni Angola also has reached agreement with Yinson Holdings in Kuala Lumpur to start preliminary work on suppling an FPSO and operations/maintenance for the same project.

TechnipFMC also has been awarded a contract, worth between $250 million and $500 million, by Azule Energy to supply flexible pipe for the Agogo Integrated West Hub Development Project.

TechnipFMC said it is one of the largest awards for flexible pipe in West Africa, and it covers the engineering, procurement, and supply of jumpers, flowlines, risers, and all associated ancillary equipment. The flexible pipe will connect the new Agogo facility to the subsea production systems.

Baker Hughes has been awarded a contract to provide subsea equipment and services by Azule Energy for work in the Agogo oil field. This award represents the first major new greenfield project awarded in offshore Angola in more than five years, Baker Hughes said.

The scope of work includes 23 standard subsea trees, 11 Aptara manifolds, SemStar5 fiber-optic controls and the related system scope of supply. Baker Hughes also will provide services and aftermarket support for the Agogo Integrated West Hub subsea production system. A significant portion of the equipment will be manufactured, assembled and tested in Angola, leveraging Baker Hughes’ local facilities and workforce.

02.28.2023