Specifications - BBLT, Block 14 Compliant Piled Tower (CPT), Angola

Key Data
Project Type	Compliant Piled Tower (CPT)
Location	Deepwater block 14, Angola
Water Depth	1,280ft
Total Height	1,680ft (512m) from sea floor to top of derrick
Project Phases	2
Key Players
Operator	Cabinda Gulf Oil Co. Ltd. (Chevron) 31%
Partners	Agip Angola 20%, Sonangol 20%, Total Angola 20% and Petrogal Exploration 9%
Phase One
Location	Benguela and Belize fields
Wells	30
Well Slots	40
Phases Two and Three
Location	Lobito and Tomboco fields
Combined Production	200,0100b/d by 2008
Main EPIC Contract	Daewoo ($820m)
Topsides	Daewoo at Okpo, South Korea
Operating Weight	43,500t
Accommodation	157 berths
Contractor	Delta Engineering at Channelview, Texas
Other Engineering	Drilling template, piles, flare boom and helideck
Weight	1,600t+
Jacket
Tower Base Section and Template	26,000t
Contractor	Kiewit Offshore
Top Section	8,000t
Contractor	Gulf Marine Fabricators
Foundation Piles	12
Weight	11,000t
Fabricated	Ingleside, Texas
Subsea
Contractors	Subsea 7 ($270m) and Vecto Gray ($125m)
Drilling Rig	KCA / Deutag and National Oilwell Varco ($120m)
Drilling Depth	30,000ft
Hook Load	1.3mmlb
Draw Works	4,600hp
Top Drive	60,000lbft torque
Mud Pumps	3 x 2,200hp pumps rated to 7,500psi
Total Mud Volume	4,625bbl
Installation Vessel	Thialf
Maximum Lift	10,470t
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