Lombo East Oil Field

Summary Information

• Operator: Chevron
• Country: Angola
• Location: Block 2
• Production start: 1987
• Partners: Chevron - 20%, Total, Petrobras
• Type: Oil / Gas
• Estimated Reserves:
• Production Volume:

+++ Description

• Lombo East Oil Field, is a shallow water field, operated utilising the Lombo FSO, which also acts as a production hub for other fields in the block
• Oil is transported to the Palanco terminal by shuttle tankers

+++ Contractors

• **Hyundai Heavy Industries:**
  • Prospeccao Platform, EPIC
  • Subsea Pipeline
• **McDermott-ETPM:** Subsea installation
• **Bluewater:** FSO Tower Mooring system
• **Aquaterra:** Installation of Pipeline Risers

+++ History

• 1984 - Lombo East discovered
• 1987 - Production started

+++ Geology

• The Lombo East "raft" has a closure of 1600 acres, vertical relief of 250 meters and an oil column of 130 meters. The reservoir is a high-energy shoal facies with vugular porosity ranging between 15 and 20%

+++ Links

1. Abstract: Petroleum Geology of Block 2, Offshore Congo Basin, Angola
2. Bluewater FPSO References
3. Hyundai Heavy Industries Platform References
4. Hyundai Heavy Industries Pipeline References
5. International Protective Coatings Floating Platform Referenc
6. Serimax Pipeline References
7. Aquaterra Successfully Install Pipeline Risers In Angola