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Kizomba Satellites Phase 2 is a subsea development
located 90 miles offshore in 2,200 to 4,000 feet of water.
It is capital efficient, fully leveraging the benefits of our
phased Block 15 development as well as our “design one,
build multiple” approach. The project’s 22 subsea wells
from three drill centers tie back to floating production,
storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessels used on other
Block 15 developments. Our phased approach maximizes
the value of existing FPSO vessels by using production
from new projects to replace natural field decline from
other developments.
We utilized the same equipment designs, execution
strategies, and contractors from Kizomba Satellites
Phase 1, which started up in 2012. As a result of these
efficiencies, Phase 2 achieved first oil with no lost-time
incidents, 20-percent under budget, and eight months
ahead of schedule.
Nigeria: Erha
Erha North Phase 2 is another recent deepwater start-up
and is 60 miles offshore in 3,300 feet of water. Four miles
of flowlines connect the project’s three drill centers to
the existing Erha FPSO vessel, avoiding the capital
required for a new vessel. Similar to our strategy with
Angola Block 15, we applied our vast deepwater expertise and learnings from Erha and Erha North Phase 1 to Erha North
Phase 2. As a result, the project started up five months ahead of schedule and $400 million below budget.
ExxonMobil’s local content strategy is core to our business. Wherever we conduct business, we pursue enduring and
shared goals with our partners, focusing on building workforce and supplier capabilities in conjunction with our strategic
investments in the local community. Our workforces in Angola and Nigeria are 82-percent and 94-percent nationals,
respectively, translating to jobs and skills for thousands. We invested more than $2 billion with local contractors for
Erha North Phase 2, and strong performance of the local workforce helped drive our ahead-of-schedule start-up. This
achievement demonstrates that building local capacity is a win-win, delivering superior project execution and improving
living standards in the communities where we operate.
Being a Good Neighbor
We are committed to being good citizens, with a focus on improving health, education, and economic opportunities.
Malaria continues to have a significant impact on local communities in West Africa despite the fact that the disease is
preventable, treatable, and curable. To prevent malaria, we help deliver treated bed nets and other health care commodities
directly to homes and hospitals. ExxonMobil Foundation is among the largest corporate foundation donors to the fight
against malaria, having invested more than $145 million since 2000.
Education and economic opportunities are vital for the success of our communities and our industry. We support
education programs in Angola and Nigeria at primary, secondary, and collegiate levels, investing in the future workforce
and leadership of our host nations. In addition, we are helping expand access to vital resources such as clean water.
In Angola, we partner with KickStart International through a local nongovernmental organization to provide water pumps
and irrigation to female farmers, enabling them to increase their yields and sell excess produce commercially.
Overall, our presence in Angola and Nigeria has made a significant positive contribution to the economic and social
development of these nations. Moving forward, we will continue our efforts as we advance capital-efficient resource
developments offshore West Africa, in the Gulf of Mexico, and elsewhere around the world.
Erha North Phase 2 will boost gross daily production
from the Erha North field to 90 thousand barrels per day.
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