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.
