Block 3/05 Oil Fields

Summary Information

• Operator: Sonangol
• Country: Angola
• Location: Block 3
• Production start:
• Partners:
• Type: Oil / Gas
• Estimated Reserves:
• Production Volume:

+++ Description

• The block covers areas of former Blocks 3/80, 3/85 and 3/91. There are eight production oil fields on the block: Palanca, Pacassa, Bufalo, Impala SE, Impala, Cobo, Pambi and Oombo.
• All oil production is piped via the Palanca Terminal to a nearby storage barge prior to export.

+++ Contractors

• **McDermott-ETPM:** Subsea Installation - Pambi

+++ History

• 1982 - Pacassa field was discovered

+++ Geology

+++ Links

1. Total Upstream History in Africa
2. Serimax Pipeline References