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Agogo lies within a block operated by Azule Energy (Image: Eni)

Service contracts awarded for Agogo field

ANGOLA FOUR international service providers have umbilicals, ancillary equipment and services.
been awarded contracts related to the develop- Aker Solutions has said it intends to man-
ment of Agogo, an oilfield located within Block ufacture the umbilicals at its own site in Moss,
15/06 offshore Angola and operated by Azule Norway. The company is looking to start work
Energy, a joint venture established in August immediately and will deliver the equipment in
2022 by Eni (Italy) and BP (UK). the second quarter of next year.

Yinson’s FPSO deal Subsea 7’s pipelines
One of the contracts was awarded to Yinson Yet another contract was awarded to Lon-
(Malaysia) by Eni Angola, and it concerns the don-headquartered Subsea 7 by Azule Energy.
provision and maintenance of a floating produc- It calls for Subsea 7 to deliver and install around
tion, storage and off-loading (FPSO) vessel for 98 km of flexible piping, along with 30 km of
the Agogo Integrated West Hub Development umbilicals and associated subsea structures
Project at Block 15/06. It calls for Yinson to build in water depths of around 1,700 metres. These
and deliver the FPSO Agogo in time for devel- materials will be fabricated at the Sonamet yard
opment operations to start in the fourth quarter in Lobito, with the work taking place between
of 2025. the fourth quarter of 2024 and the fourth quar-
The deal is valued at approximately $5.3bn ter of 2025.
and will remain in force for 15 years from the Subsea 7 described the value of the contract
date of the FPSO’s final acceptance, though as “large,” worth $300-500mn. It did not provide
Azule Energy will have the option to extend it a more precise figure.
for five more years.
This FPSO will be the eighth unit that Yinson Baker Hughes’ subsea equipment
has built for a field in the West African region, Lastly, US-based Baker Hughes was awarded
as well as its first FPSO built for a production a contract by Azule Energy to provide subsea
site in Angola’s offshore zone. The contract will equipment and services for the Agogo oilfield. In
brings the Malaysian company’s total orderbook a statement, the oilfield services giant said that
to around $22.4bn. the scope of work included 23 standard subsea
trees, 11 Aptara manifolds, SemStar5 fibre optic
Aker Solutions’ umbilicals controls and the related system scope of supply.
Meanwhile, Aker Solutions, a Norwegian off- Baker Hughes reported that it had also agreed
shore engineering and construction firm, won to provide services and aftermarket support for
a separate contract from Eni Angola. It has the Agogo Integrated West Hub Development
described the value of the deal as significant Project system. It further described the contract
and has said it will provide dynamic and static as a “major” award and its first new large-scale
subsea umbilicals for the Agogo Integrated West greenfield project in Angola’s offshore zone in
Hub Development Project. the last five years.
According to a company statement, the con- The US-based company also stressed the
tract covers the engineering, manufacturing local-content component of the project, noting
and delivery of a complete umbilical system for a large portion of the equipment delivered to
the project. This system will include 36 km of Azule Energy would be manufactured, assem-
dynamic and static subsea production control bled and then tested in Angola. ™

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