Cameia and Golfinho Oil Fields

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Summary Information

  • Operator: Total
  • Country: Angola
  • Location: Kwanza basin, offshore
  • Production start: expected 2028
  • Partners: TotalEnergies (40%), Petronas (40%) and Sonangol (20%)
  • Type: Oil / Gas
  • Estimated Reserves:
  • Production Volume: Target is 70,000 bpd

Description

  • The development which is known as the Kaminho project is the first large deepwater development in the Kwanza basin
  • It comprises the conversion of a Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) to a Floating Production Storage and Offloading, The Kaminho FPSO, which will be connected to a subsea production network.
  • Designed to minimize greenhouse gas emissions and eliminate routine flaring, this FPSO is all-electric and associated gas will be fully reinjected into the reservoirs. * Production start-up is expected in 2028, with a plateau of 70,000 barrels of oil per day.

Contractors

  • Saipem:
    • Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Transportation and Commissioning of the Kaminho Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel
    • Operation and Maintenance (O&M) of the FPSO for a firm period of 12 years
    • Engineering, Procurement, Supply, Construction, Installation, Pre-Commissioning and Assistance for the commissioning and start-up of a Subsea, Umbilicals, Risers and Flowlines (SURF) package which includes approximately 30 km of 8” and 10" subsea flowlines and risers, and umbilicals
  • Vallourec:
    • Pipes and related services

History

  • 2019 - Total acquired a stake
  • 2023 - Petronas acquires a 40% stake from Total
  • 2024 - FID made for the project
  • 2024 - Saipem awarded major contracts

Geology

Links

  1. Angola: Total Acquires Interests into Two New Offshore Licenses in View of Developing a New Production Hub
  2. Angola: TotalEnergies sells a 40% interest in Block 20 to Petronas ahead of its development
  3. Angola: TotalEnergies launches the Kaminho deepwater project
  4. Saipem: three new contracts awarded by TotalEnergies E&P Angola Block 20 for the Kaminho project for an overall amount of 3.7 billion USD
  5. Vallourec wins a major order from TotalEnergies in Angola