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Our Angolan blocks

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Block 17
Block 17 was one of the first deep-offshore blocks to be licensed in Angola. The block is located in deep water approximately 135 kilometres from the north-eastern part of Angola. Production from the block accounts for more than half of Equinor’s oil production in Angola. Block 17 oil reserves are being developed through production hubs, floating production storage and offloading vessels (FPSOs) and via subsea well technology. Our equity interest in the block is 22,166%. Average daily equity production is approximately 100,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (2019). Licence has recently being extended to 2045.

Block 15
Situated approximately 145 kilometers off the northern coast of Angola. Equinor’s equity interest in the block is 12%. Average daily equity production is 30,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day. 

It was assigned to ExxonMobil in 1994, with first production commencing in 2003 from Xicomba field. Production from Kizomba A, Kizomba B and Kizomba C began in 2004, 2005 and 2008 respectively. The first production from phase I of the Kizomba satellite project was achieved in May 2012. Phase 2 of the Kizomba satellite project came on stream in May 2015. Production from the block currently comes from four floating production storage and offloading vessels (FPSOs): Kizomba A, Kizomba B, Mondo and Saxi Batuque. Licence has recently being extended to 2032.

Block 31
PSVM consists of four oil fields - Plutão, Saturno, Vénus and Marte – all discovered between 2002 and 2004 in water depths of up to 2,000 metres, in the North East part of Block 31. Equinor’s equity interest in the block is 13.33%.

Production from the block started December 2012 and reached the plateau rate (171,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day) in February 2014. Average daily equity production is 10,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day. 19 discoveries from 26 exploration wells and 6 appraisal wells. 4 have been developed so far (PSVM). Remaining 15 undeveloped discoveries are smaller and geographically spread over a considerably large area.

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