TotalEnergies has introduced the beginning of manufacturing from the BEGONIA and CLOV Section 3 offshore Angola initiatives, which collectively will add a complete of 60,000 bpd of recent manufacturing. The 2 subsea tie-back initiatives will ship extra manufacturing leveraging out there capability on current FPSOs, TotalEnergies acknowledged, citing added advantages of low marginal prices and low carbon intensities.
TotalEnergies’ CLOV FPSO. Picture credit score: Igor Sachs
TotalEnergies has begun manufacturing from its BEGONIA growth, situated in Block 17/06. BEGONIA is the primary inter-block growth in Angola, TotalEnergies mentioned. Situated 150 km off the Angolan coast, BEGONIA is a 30,000 bpd challenge consisting of 5 wells subsea tied again to the PAZFLOR FPSO.
TotalEnergies additionally introduced the primary oil from CLOV Section 3 in Block 17, in settlement with ANPG and its companions Equinor (22,16%), ExxonMobil (19%), Azule Vitality (15.84%) and Sonangol E&P (5%). Situated 140 km from the Angolan coast, CLOV Section 3 is a 30,000 bpd challenge consisting of 4 wells subsea tie-back to the CLOV FPSO.
“TotalEnergies, operator of Block 17 and 17/06, continues to actively ship its low-cost and low-emissions developments to develop its upstream manufacturing by greater than 3% in 2025,” acknowledged Nicolas Terraz, E&P President at TotalEnergies. “With BEGONIA and CLOV Section 3, we’re leveraging out there manufacturing capability in current FPSOs of Block 17 (PAZFLOR and CLOV) whereas lowering prices and emissions.”
“These two first oils will assist Angola preserve its manufacturing ranges above 1 million bpd,” added Paulino Jerónimo, Chairman of the Board of Administrators of ANPG. “BEGONIA is the primary challenge between Blocks in Angola with a major factor of Native Content material and CLOV 3 is a good achievement ensuing from intense work between the concessionaire and the B17 contractor group, operated by TotalEnergies.”