SNX Project
Operator: Chevron
Location: West Africa Block 0

Block 0 concession is located offshore adjacent to the Cabinda coastline. The Block 0 concession comprises 21 fields, divided into two (2) exploration areas (and two major platforms) that consist of the following:

  • AREA A: fifteen (15) producing fields with net daily production of 53,000 barrels of crude oil and 2,000 barrels of liquefied petroleum gas;
  • AREA B: six (6) fields with a net average of 28,000 barrels of crude oil and condensate and 4,000 barrels of liquefied petroleum gas per day.

 

The Nemba Program is a development project at Nemba field, located in the Angola Block 0 concession.

This SNX (South Nemba Auxiliary) platform is an “un-manned” 4-pile jacket, multi-deck facility, bridge connected to the SNA platform. The facilities were installed in Area B of Block 0, south of the existing SNA platform complex, approximately 7.08 km southeast of other existing North Nemba (NNB) platform and will include a flare boom, helideck, oil processing train, gas compression, and dehydration equipment, electrical power generation, and other associated equipment. The oil processing train includes a two-phase intermediate-pressure separator, a three-phase low-pressure separator, and an oil degasser. Compression equipment includes a surge gas compressor and an intermediate-pressure compressor. The purposes of the SNX platform are:

  • Reception and processing of SNA oil;
  • ­Gas Compression for reservoir re-injection or CRX pipeline (inlet at SNA platform) to Angola LNG;
  • ­Flaring Reduction.

 

Nemba field is a large field with proven reserves and resource base having combined oil in place of approximately 1.1 billion barrels.

General Services provided: Audit services as a requirement for official issuance of Operating License of the South Nemba Auxiliary (SNX) Project located on Block 0, offshore Angola.

This report, covers on a sample basis, the main components of the Project, namely:

• Assessing compliance between Company design and applicable industry standards;

• Quality Assurance Processes;

– Project Quality Plan

– Internal Audits, Project Audits and Regulatory Audits

– Non-Conformance Management

– Punch List Items

• Quality Control Reports Review;

– Traceability reviews

– Welding Procedures and Specifications

– Welder Qualification Records

– Manufacturing Record Books review

• Compliance review of HSE Requirements;

– HSE Plan

– SWP

– Risk Assessments

– JSAs

– SIMOPS.