The nearly 7-month-long field programme for TotalEnergies was accomplished from the Fugro Brasilis using an autonomous underwater vehicle for most of the geophysical data collection and piston and box corers for the seabed soil sampling.
The total contract value for the firm portion of the drilling contract is expected to be US$94 million and commencement is expected in February 2022.
The Cabaça North development, with an expected peak production rate in the range of 15 000 bpd, will increase and sustain the plateau of the Armada Olombendo, a zero-discharge, zero-process flaring FPSO with an overall capacity of 100 000 bpd.