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Signed production sharing contract for offshore Block 15 with Sonangol, Angola state oil company.
1998
Announced four discoveries (Hungo, Kissanje, Marimba, Dikanza) in excess of 2 billion oil-equivalent barrels.
1999
Announced two more discoveries (Xikomba, Chocalho).
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Announced three more discoveries (Mondo, Saxi, Batuque); advanced development planning under way.
2001
Began construction of Kizomba A floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel and tension leg platform to be installed in 4,000 feet of water to develop two fields.
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Progressed four major development projects using FPSOs, utilizing the “design one, build multiple” concept.
2003
First production at Xikomba development in November, designed to ultimately develop approximately 100 million barrels of oil (gross).
2004
First production in August at Kizomba A, with world’s largest FPSO that receives production from a 36-slot tension leg platform.
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First production at Kizomba B. To date, a total resource of over 4 billion oil-equivalent barrels discovered.
2007
To date, a total resource of nearly 5 billion oil-equivalent barrels discovered. Production began from Marimba North, the first subsea tie-back to the Kizomba A infrastructure.
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Production began from Kizomba C. Mondo field started production in January. The Saxi and Batuque fields began production in July. These projects are expected to recover approximately 600 million barrels of oil (gross).
2009
Awarded contracts for the Kizomba Satellites project with subsea tie-backs to the Kizomba A and B FPSOs. Achieved one billion barrels of cumulative production from Block 15.