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TotalEnergies Angola highlights new projects, sustainability initiatives

7th October 2024

By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Senior Contributing Editor Online

     

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TotalEnergies Angola MD Martin Deffontaines has reported that the company is driving new upstream programmes in the country, ranging from offshore exploration, to infill drilling, and greenfield projects.

In an onstage interview with African Energy Chamber senior VP Verner Ayukegba during the recent Angola Oil and Gas conference and exhibition, Deffontaines discussed the company’s Kaminho deepwater development, which secured a $6-billion final investment decision in May.

The project represents the first very large deepwater development in the Kwanza basin and aims to develop the Cameia and Golfinho fields, with a production plateau of 70 000 bl/d and target startup of 2028, he informed.

“It has been a collective effort by the technical teams and partners – Sonangol, Petronas and the Agência Nacional de Petróleo, Gás e Biocombustíveis (ANPG). Once the design was established and optimised, we had to make it commercial. Thanks to the contractual terms we got from the ANPG, it became a project and was validated in May. It’s a game changer for Angola and for TotalEnergies,” Deffontaines posited.

He said that the Kaminho project employs an “ultra-modern design”, with all-electric floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) – designed to minimise greenhouse-gas emissions and eliminate routine flaring, with all associated gas to be fully reinjected into the reservoirs – and aligns with TotalEnergies’ commitment to sustainability and low-carbon energy production. 

“The world is changing and we have to adapt. We are committed to net zero by 2050 as a company. We are closing flaring at all our FPSOs, of which we currently operate six in Angola. We will close the Dalia FPSO flare, which will save around 50 000 kt of carbon emissions per year. It’s a permanent effort we are making,” Deffontaines explained.

He also highlighted the role of local subcontractors in TotalEnergies’ projects and installations.

Since 2023, the operator has added 77 local entities to its supplier base and helped local companies to improve their technical qualifications to meet TotalEnergies’ call for tenders.

Moreover, TotalEnergies recently launched an incubator programme to help 100 young Angolans set up their businesses. 

“We have received 3 000 candidate projects, with very good ideas coming from agriculture, digital, tourism, fashion and so forth. We are committed to selecting 100 projects and providing support, which can be access to project financing or different competencies to create their business,” Deffontaines averred. 

Edited by Chanel de Bruyn
Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor Online

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