TotalEnergies starts CLOV Phase 2 production off Angola

TotalEnergies, together with the Angolan National Oil, Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANPG), started production of CLOV Phase 2, a project connected to the existing CLOV floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit. The tie-back project is expected to reach production of 40,000 boe/d in mid-2022.

Comprising four oil fields (Cravo, Lirio, Orquidea, and Violeta), CLOV is the fourth TotalEnergies-operated production hub in Block 17 in the Angolan deep offshore. It came on stream in 2014 (OGJ Online, June 12, 2014). Phase 2—which lies about 140 km from the Angolan coast in water depths of 1,100-1400 m—was launched in 2018 and contains resources estimated at 55 MMboe.

The four oil fields are developed simultaneously, and their production is fed into a single all-electric FPSO. They are grouped into two secondary production hubs: Cravo-Lirio, which only contains Oligocene oil, and Orquidea-Violeta, which produces mixed Oligocene and Miocene oils. The reservoirs consist of unconsolidated turbidite sandstone.

Phase 2 production start follows that of the Zinia Phase 2 short-cycle project on the same block in May (OGJ Online, May 26, 2021).

Block 17 is operated by TotalEnergies with a 38% interest. Partners are Equinor (22.16%), ExxonMobil (19%), BP Exploration Angola Ltd. (15.84%), and Sonangol P&P (5%). The contractor group operates four FPSOs in the main production areas of the block, namely Girassol, Dalia, Pazflor, and CLOV.

TotalEnergies’s equity production in Angola averaged 212,000 boe/d in 2020 from operated Blocks 17 and 32, and from non-operated assets 0, 14, 14K, and Angola LNG.