Kizomba deepwater project

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The Kizomba deepwater project, is an oil drilling project owned and operated by ExxonMobil, situated off the coast of northern Angola. It is named after the Kizomba Angolan dance.


Kizomba A

The Kizomba A project utilizes the Hungo and Chocalho oil fields, in the so-called Block 15 consession off the Angolan coast. The project consists of a TLP and an FPSO, which receives oil from the wells to be stored until transfer to tankers.

The Kizomba A FPSO (at the time of construction the world's largest), with a storage capacity of 2.2 million barrels (350,000 m3). Built at a cost of over US$800 million by Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan, Korea, it is operated by Esso Exploration Angola (ExxonMobil). Located in 1200 meters (3,940 ft) of water at Deepwater block 200 statute miles (320 km) offshore in the Atlantic Ocean from Angola, West Africa, it weighs 81,000 tonnes and is 285 meters long, 63 meters wide, and 32 meters high (935 ft by 207 ft (63 m) by 105 ft).[1]

Kizomba B

Kizomba B is situated 8 km to the east of Kizomba A. ExxonMobil reported the startup phase in October 2005. [2]

Kizomba C

Kizomba C is expected to start operation in 2008.

References

  1. ↑ "Production grows in West Africa’s largest deepwater development" - The Lamp - Volume 86 Number 3 2004 - Exxon Mobil Corporation
  2. ↑ BBC: Oil giants count cost of hurricane season

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