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Luigi Ciarrocchi, Eni’s director for carbon we are launching the activities in the sectors of
capture, use and storage (CCUS) in forestry common interest,” he said. “We will work jointly
and agro-feedstock, emphasised that the deal to develop concrete projects for the country’s
was expected to have a positive environmental decarbonisation, leveraging a business environ-
impact. ment that is ideal to test innovative solutions and
“Just seven months after the memorandum agribusiness activities generating high-added
of understanding with the Rwandan institutions, value.” ™

PROJECTS & COMPANIES
Woodside says Sangomar FPSO is finished

SENEGAL WOODSIDE Energy (Australia) reported Offshore Engineering Heavy Industries Co.
on November 29 that it had finished the con- (PJOE), which fabricated the external turret
struction of the floating production, storage mooring system.
and off-loading (FPSO) vessel that will be used Now that the vessel has been completed, the
to support the first stage of development work statement said, the FPSO Leopold Sédar Seng-
at Sangomar, an oil-bearing block offshore hor is being moved to the Tuas shipyard in Sin-
Senegal. gapore, owned by Keppel Offshore & Marine.
In a statement, Woodside described the com- Keppel will integrate all of the topsides modules
pletion of the unit as an “important milestone” and provide support for pre-commissioning and
and thanked MODEC (Japan), which won the commissioning activities, Woodside noted.
contract to build the vessel in 2020. Under that Meg O’Neill, the CEO of Woodside,
contract, the Japanese firm has been converting expressed satisfaction with the progress of work
a very large crude carrier (VLCC) into an FPSO on the FPSO, noting that the vessel had been fin-
that will be able to handle 100,000 barrels per ished in time to ensure that the Sangomar field
day (bpd) of oil. The vessel will be known as could begin production next year as expected.
the FPSO Leopold Sédar Senghor, carrying the “The construction teams ... successfully navi-
name of Senegal’s first president. gated the challenges posed by pandemic-related
MODEC has been working with a number travel and logistical restrictions throughout
of Chinese companies to execute its contract. 2021 and 2022, ensuring the FPSO remained
Woodside also stated its appreciation for those on schedule for start-up at the Sangomar field in
Chinese firms – namely, COSCO Shipping late 2023,” she commented.
Heavy Industry (Dalian) Co., which completed Additionally, she complimented MODEC
the hull and marine works, external turret and and the Chinese companies, noting that they
topsides module installation and conversion had “achieved excellent safety performance
work on the vessel; COSCO and BOMESC throughout this phase of construction, logging
Offshore Engineering Co. in Tianjin, which more than 16mn hours of complex construction
fabricated topsides modules; and Penglai Jutal work without a lost-time injury event.”

The FPSO is now being moved to the Tuas shipyard in Singapore (Photo: Woodside Energy)

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