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Short term, the focus is on maximizing explora- Mozambique (10%), BPRL Ventures Mozam-
tion within development areas such as the Lower bique (10%), and PTTEP Mozambique Area 1
Congo Basin. (8.5%).
Angola MegaSurvey Updates: Block 16 Geo- Africa Energy Chamber, November 02 2020
Streamer coverage adds a further 3,684 square
km of broadband data in the Lower Congo Yinson’s Abigail-Joseph
Basin; total coverage of Angola MegaSurvey is
now over 45,000 square km; additional Block 16 FPSO achieves first oil
deliverables, including PSDM data, are available
as an upgraded package. Yinson is pleased to announce that FPSO Abi-
“Several blocks covered by this new expanded gail-Joseph has received its 1st Oil Certificate on
Angola MegaSurvey dataset will be included October 28, 2020, following successful 72-hour
as part of the ANPG scheduled 2021 License Stabilisation Testing. This marks the commence-
Round. This is a highly prolific region and the ment of the firm charter of the FPSO for a period
3D seismic will enable companies to evaluate of seven years, with options to extend for a fur-
areas ahead of license round bid submission, ther eight years.
encouraging further exploration,’ says Christine The Yinson team achieved the delivery of first
Roche, Sales Manager Africa Mediterranean and among others, the supply of goods and services oil for production within 20 months after sign-
Middle East at PGS. in the areas of health and safety at work, con- ing the contract with client FIRST Exploration &
Multiple Geological Targets: Exploration struction, maintenance, food, management of Petroleum Development Co. Ltd (FIRST E&P),
targets for these areas are found in several geo- camps, transport (road and sea) and electrical as Operator of the Nigerian National Petroleum
logical zones: The postsalt section contains the and office equipment. Corp. (NNPC) / FIRST E&P OMLs 83 and 85
proven Miocene play with numerous producing Henrique Cossa, Coordinator of the Local Joint Venture. The asset is operating in the Any-
oil fields. The Upper Cretaceous section remains Content Multi-sectoral Group, stressed the ala and Madu fields within OMLs 83 and 85.
relatively underexplored with multiple oppor- importance of this type of seminars, hav- FPSO Abigail-Joseph is Nigeria’s first inte-
tunities identified. The presalt section, which is ing emphasized the need to make known the grated oil and gas greenfield project that has
likely to become the focus for future exploration requirements for national companies to access been wholly executed by an indigenous oil com-
efforts, has so far only been drilled in the shallow the businesses opportunities offered by gas pro- pany and is the Group’s fourth offshore produc-
water. jects, as well as actions aimed at empower and tion asset to operate in Nigerian waters.
PGS, November 02 2020 increase the competitiveness of the national Yinson Chief Executive Officer for Offshore
companies. Production Flemming Grønnegaard said that
Total shares business Manager, said: “Our focus, in partnership with great teamwork between the Yinson team, client
Thomas Rodriguez, Total’s Local Content the achievement was made possible through the
opportunities for 2021 with the Mozambican Government, is to increase the and subcontractors.
competitiveness of local companies to maximize
“I would like to thank the NNPC/FIRST E&P
Mozambican companies opportunities for local participation. These sem- JV for the opportunity to undertake this project.
inars are part of the multiform work that we have This is a special project for us as it marks our con-
The Total-led Mozambique LNG project held, been doing to achieve this goal. In July, we pre- tinuous business presence in Nigeria, allowing us
last week, through electronic platforms, two sented business opportunities for a horizon of six to continue positively impacting Nigeria’s devel-
seminars with more than 100 Mozambican months and now we have presented opportuni- opment through our contribution to its energy
companies, aimed at sharing business opportu- ties for 2021, which allows for greater business landscape and local economy,” he said, adding
nities for 2021 and to train companies in matters preparation.” that Yinson has been operating in Nigeria for the
of health, safety and the environment, procure- Thomas Rodriguez also stated: “[The] project past 25 years.
ment processes and procedures, due diligence, will continue to give preference to Mozambican Ademola Adeyemi-Bero, Managing Director
and supplier registration. Representatives of companies, but they should be competitive, ful- of FIRST E&P, is enthusiastic about embarking
the Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy filling the requirements of the project in terms on the next operational phase of the relationship
(MIREME), National Petroleum Institute (INP), of planning, quality, quantity and cost. There- with Yinson, building on the strong and collab-
National Hydrocarbon Company (ENH), rep- fore, whenever relevant, we encourage local orative partnership during the project develop-
resentatives of the Local Content Group and companies to create the necessary partnerships ment phase: “As a Nigerian independent with an
several Mozambican business associations also with each other or with foreign companies to offshore integrated oil and gas focus, the partner-
participated. strengthen their competitive capacity to suc- ship with Yinson should enable our company to
Business opportunities were presented by cessfully compete for the business opportunities deliver world class operations that delivers value
four of the project’s contractors – namely, CCS provided by the project. Likewise, we expect for- to the JV. We look forward to a long-term rela-
JV, the main consortium contracted for engi- eign companies to commit and comply with the tionship that delivers mutual bottom-line bene-
neering, procurement and construction of desire to maximize local content, as part of their fits to both companies.”
the LNG facility (onshore); TechnipFMC and activities in the country.” FPSO Abigail-Joseph has a storage capacity
Van Oord, which form the MTV consortium Total E&P Mozambique Area 1, a wholly of 550,000 barrels and is designed to produce
contracted for engineering, procurement, con- owned subsidiary of Total, operates Mozam- 50,000 barrels per day (bpd) of oil with gas lift
struction and installation of submarine systems bique LNG with a 26.5% participating interest and gas injection capacities at 15mn cubic feet
(offshore), and Gabriel Couto, contracted for the alongside ENH Rovuma Área 1 (15%), Mit- (424,800 cubic metres) per day and 39 mcf
construction of Afungi Airstrip. sui E&P Mozambique Area1 (20%), ONGC (1.104mn cubic metres) per day respectively.
The opportunities presented included, Videsh Rovuma (10%), Beas Rovuma Energy Yinson Holdings, October 29 2020

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