French multinational TotalEnergies has taken a final investment decision on the deepwater Begonia field, off Angola, as well as various natural gas and solar developments.
Paris-based TotalEnergies has green-lit the development of a trio of fields offshore Angola, including the country’s first non-associated natural gas project. It expects the first production from Begonia in late 2024.
Begonia, the initial development of Block 17/06, is an oil field located 150 kilometres off the Angolan coast. The US$850 million Begonia development plan comprises five subsea wells tied back to the Pazflor FPSO, which is already in operation on Block 17.
After commissioning, expected in late 2024, it will add 30,000 barrels per day to the FPSO’s production.
Begonia is the second TotalEnergies-operated project in Angola to use a standardised subsea production system, saving up to 20 per cent on costs and shortening lead times for equipment delivery.
About 70 per cent of the 1.3 million man-hours of work estimated for the project will take place in Angola.
TotalEnergies operates Block 17/06 with a 30 per cent interest, alongside affiliates of Sonangol P&P (30 per cent), SSI (27.5 per cent), ACREP/Somoil (5 per cent), Falcon Oil (5 per cent) and PTTEP (2.5 per cent).
TotalEnergies also said it will move forward with the Non-Associated Gas 1 (NAG1) project, comprising the Quiluma and Maboqueiro fields.
The French producer holds an 11.8 per cent interest alongside its partners, Eni (operator with 25.6 per cent), Chevron (31 per cent), Sonangol P&P (19.8 per cent) and BP (11.8 per cent).
NAG1 is the first non-associated natural gas project developed in Angola.
Gas produced from the Quiluma and Maboqueiro offshore fields will supply the Angola LNG plant, improving Angola’s LNG production capacity and the availability of domestic gas for the country’s industrial development. Production is scheduled to start in mid-2026.
In addition to the hydrocarbon projects, TotalEnergies said it would also proceed with the Quilemba project, Angola’s first TotalEnergies solar plant.
TotalEnergies, alongside the Ministry of Energy and Water and its partners Sonangol and Greentech, was also awarded the concession for the construction of the Quilemba photovoltaic plant, with an initial capacity of 35 MWp and the possibility of adding 45 MWp in a second phase.
The plant will be in the southern city of Lubango and should come online at the end of 2023.
TotalEnergies holds a 51 per cent interest in Quilemba solar, alongside affiliates of Sonangol EP (30 per cent), and Angola Environment Technology (Greentech, 19per cent).
