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* The Gimboa project consists of three production and four water injection subsea wells, clustered around a central manifold and tied-back to a floating production storage and offloading unit, the [[[Gimboa FPSO]]]
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* The Gimboa project consists of three production and four water injection subsea wells, clustered around a central manifold and tied-back to a floating production storage and offloading unit, the [[Gimboa FPSO]]
  
 
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* **Aker Kvaerner:** Project management, engineering, manufacturing, testing, delivery and installation support for the Gimboa subsea production system
 
* **Aker Kvaerner:** Project management, engineering, manufacturing, testing, delivery and installation support for the Gimboa subsea production system
 
* **Technip:** engineering, procurement, fabrication, testing, installation and pre-commissioning of:
 
* **Technip:** engineering, procurement, fabrication, testing, installation and pre-commissioning of:
* one production and one water injection flexible flowlines
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** one production and one water injection flexible flowlines
* one gas lift flexible pipe,
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** one gas lift flexible pipe,
* one service umbilical,
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** one service umbilical,
* associated flexible risers system, and
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** associated flexible risers system, and
* flexible well jumpers
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** flexible well jumpers
  
 
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Latest revision as of 10:29, 20 October 2023

Summary Information

  • Operator: Sonangol
  • Country: Angola
  • Location: 85 km offshore the Angolan cost, in the block 4
  • Production start: 2009
  • Partners:
  • Type: Oil / Gas
  • Estimated Reserves:
  • Production Volume:

+++ Description

  • The Gimboa project consists of three production and four water injection subsea wells, clustered around a central manifold and tied-back to a floating production storage and offloading unit, the Gimboa FPSO

+++ Contractors

  • **Saipem:** Contract for the provision and management of a FPSO (Floating Production Storage and Offloading) vessel
  • **Aker Kvaerner:** Project management, engineering, manufacturing, testing, delivery and installation support for the Gimboa subsea production system
  • **Technip:** engineering, procurement, fabrication, testing, installation and pre-commissioning of:
    • one production and one water injection flexible flowlines
    • one gas lift flexible pipe,
    • one service umbilical,
    • associated flexible risers system, and
    • flexible well jumpers

+++ History

  • 2004 - Gimboa Oil Field discovered
  • 2006 - Sonangol signed a contract with Aker Kvaerner for supply of the subsea production system
  • 2006 - Saipem awarded FPSO contract
  • 2007 - Additional reserves discovered
  • 2009 - First production

+++ Geology

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  1. Aker Kvaerner awarded subsea contract with Sonangol
  2. Technip awarded contract from Sonangol for the Gimboa field project in Angola
  3. Saipem awarded a new contract worth USD 570 million in offshore Angola
  4. Additional reserves in block 4/05 offshore Angola