- Kizomba deepwater project
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 theKizomba Angolan dance.__NOTOC__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 is the world's largest, with a storage capacity of convert|2.2|Moilbbl|m3. Built at a cost of over US$800 million by
Hyundai Heavy Industries inUlsan ,Korea , it is operated byEsso Exploration Angola (ExxonMobil ). Located in 1200 meters (3,940 ft) of water at Deepwater block 200statute mile s (320 km) offshore in theAtlantic Ocean fromAngola ,West Africa , it weighs 81,000tonne s and is 285 meters long, 63 meters wide, and 32 meters high (935 ft by convert|207|ft|m|abbr=on by 105 ft). [http://www.exxonmobileurope.com/Corporate/Newsroom/Publications/TheLamp_3_2005/story2.asp "Production grows in West Africa’s largest deepwater development"] - The Lamp - Volume 86 Number 3 2004 - Exxon Mobil Corporation]Kizomba B
Kizomba B is situated 8km to the east of Kizomba A.
Kizomba C
Kizomba C is expected to start operation in 2008.
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External References
* [http://www.rigzone.com/news/image_detail.asp?img_id=2861 Kizomba map]
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