Mondo South

Location and Geology

• The Mondo South field is situated within Block 15, approximately 150 kilometers off the coast of Angola, at a water depth of about 1,350 meters.

Project Overview

• The Kizomba Satellites Phase 2 project involves the development of the Kakocha, Bavuca, and Mondo South satellite fields. Production from the Mondo South field began in April 2015, while the other two fields were expected to start producing later in the same year.

Production and Reserves

• The project aims to recover approximately 190 million barrels of oil from the three satellite fields.
• Peak production from the Mondo South field and the other two fields is estimated to reach 70,000 barrels of oil per day, contributing to an overall daily production capacity at Block 15 of 350,000 barrels.

Infrastructure and Facilities

• The subsea facilities at the Mondo South field are tied back to the existing Mondo floating, production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel.
• The Mondo FPSO has a designed production capacity of 10,000 barrels per day and a storage capacity of 1.6 million barrels.

Drilling and Development

• The project involves the drilling of 24 production wells across the three fields.
• Modifications to the topsides of the existing two FPSOs (Mondo and Kizomba B) are part of the project.
• Installation of subsea flowlines and equipment is also included.

Partners and Operators

• The operator of Block 15 is Esso Angola, which holds a 40% interest.
• Other partners include BP Exploration Angola (26.67%), Eni Exploration Angola (20%), and Statoil Angola Block 15 (13.33%). Sonangol is the concessionaire.

Contractors and Suppliers

• The pre-front end engineering and design (pre-FEED) and FEED studies were performed by Amec.
• A consortium of Saipem, Petromar (Angola), and Saipem (Portugal) Maritime Trade is involved in the engineering, procurement, fabrication, and installation of production and water injection pipelines and flowlines.
• Paragon Angola is responsible for the engineering and procurement for the project’s topsides modifications.
• Other suppliers include Oceaneering International for control umbilicals, Hydrasun for hydraulic flying leads, and Subsea Protection Systems (SPS) for subsea crossing supports and structures.

Investment

• The overall investment in the Kizomba Satellites Phase 2 project is estimated to be $2.4 billion. Approximately $740 million has been invested to bring the project to the first production stage.

This project is part of the larger development of Block 15, which has been a significant oil-producing area since the early 2000s, with previous projects including the Xikomba, Kizomba A, Kizomba B, and Kizomba C fields, as well as the Kizomba Satellites Phase 1 project.