Africa-Press – Angola. The National Oil, Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANPG) clarified this Wednesday that the stoppage of services at FPSO Dália in Block 17, to be registered from February 20 to March 26, will not affect “the commitments of the supply of Angolan oil in the international market”.
In a press release, the institution explains that it will be a scheduled shutdown, whose impact is safeguarded in the production projections established by the Angolan authorities, with investors that are part of the Empreiteiro Group of Block 17.
According to the National Concessionaire, which refutes inaccurate information provided by press the stoppage will occur at FPSO Dália in Block 17, operated by TotalEnergies, which produces an average of 120,000 barrels of oil per day (KBPD).
“Contrary to what is speculated, using sources external to the oil sector, it is, in fact, a preventive maintenance of the equipment, aiming to guarantee, precisely, its operational efficiency and the reduction of production losses, within the scope of a annual work program, approved by ANPG and the Ministry of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas (MIREMPET)”, he underlines.
The company underlines that the operating philosophy of the oil installations includes carrying out work for the preventive maintenance of essential or critical equipment, with complete or partial stoppage of the installations every four, five or six years, for a period that varies from 20 to 45 days.
The maintenance in question, underlines the note, includes a series of interventions, such as the replacement of parts, equipment for engines, turbines, electrical equipment, control instruments, cleaning, painting and others.
In the specific case of FPSO Dália, the operation will involve more than 500 specialized technicians, including TotalEnergies employees and service providers, observing the high standards of safety, hygiene and environment in force in the oil and gas industry.
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