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Rendering of Léopold Sédar Senghor FPSO (Image: Woodside Energy)
“Wood’s PMS and VMS will provide real-time existing relationship between the two compa-
monitoring of the production system, together nies and expressed satisfaction with the con-
with decision support for complex operations tract. “We are delighted to be able to continue
and advanced surveillance for hydrate and wax our long-standing relationship with Woodside
management,” it stated. “The PMS will ensure following the award of this new contract,” he
continuity of production and minimised flaring, commented. “As one of Africa’s leading natural
which reduces the greenhouse gas [GHG] emis- gas markets, boasting over 450bn cubic metres
sions and methane intensity of Sangomar.” of reserves, Senegal is aiming to establish itself as
The VMS will also “[minimise] the number a regional gas producer and exporter.”
of subsea flow meters required for the develop- Woodside is serving as operator of RSSD,
ment” of the block, it added. the consortium set up develop the Sangomar
This is not Wood’s first contract with block, which includes the Rufisque, Sango-
Woodside. The engineering firm has also been mar Offshore and Sangomar Deep Offshore
executing the flow assurance design analysis for fields. Oil was discovered at the block in 2014,
the Léopold Sédar Senghor FPSO, incorporating and Woodside has estimated that the offshore
the complex operations of the field such as gas licence area contains 645mn barrels of oil equiv-
lift optimisation and hot oil and dead oil circu- alent (boe) in recoverable reserves, including
lation, as well as hydrate and wax management. 485mn barrels of crude oil and 160mn boe of
Prabu Parthasarathy, vice president of intel- natural gas. The Australian company hopes to
ligent operations at Wood, made note of the begin production next year. ™

Saipem to provide maintenance

services for Coral Sul FLNG vessel

MOZAMBIQUE SAIPEM (Italy) revealed last week that it had The contract has a term of nine years, with
won a contract to provide maintenance services an option to renew for one more year, it added.
for Coral Sul FLNG, the floating gas liquefaction Saipem has expressed satisfaction with the
plant built for the Coral South LNG consortium. deal. In the statement, it said that the contract
In a statement, the Italian firm said the con- award showed the success of its efforts to expand
tract had been awarded by Coral FLNG SA, a its business in the LNG sector, diversify its port-
special-purpose vehicle established by the mem- folio of projects and strengthen its foothold in
bers of the consortium. It put the value of the Mozambique, a country of strategic importance
contract at $150mn and said that the scope of in the energy industry.
the deal included “maintenance of the entire The Coral South LNG consortium has
FLNG facility and onboard supervision, as well installed the FLNG at the operating site located
as the creation of an onshore logistical base.” in approximately 2,000-metre-deep water.

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