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Rosa,
Impressive
scope,
outstanding
achievement
Pursuing
the conquest
of the deep
offshore
Yves-Louis Darricarrre
President,
Exploration&Production
A complex
project,
an exemplary
achievement
Jean-Pierre Dordan
Rosa:
Block 17 enters
a new phase
Concessionaire:
Sonangol
(Sociedade Nacional de Combustveis de Angola)
Partners:
02
40%
20%
16.67%
13.33%
10%
Rosa was discovered in 1998, 135 kilometers off the coast of Angola. While smaller than the neighboring Girassol and Dalia fields,
it is nonetheless one of the major reservoirs of Block 17 the stage
on which the Group has chosen to demonstrate the full range of its
deep-offshore talents. The development scheme revolves around a
subsea network tying the fields two main reservoirs into the Girassol FPSO, moored some fifteen kilometers away. It consists of 14
producing wells, 11 water injection wells and four, four-slot subsea
manifolds. A network of 225 kilometers of flowlines and umbilicals
is producing Rosas resources at an estimated rate of 145,000 barrels per day plateau. A Bundled Hybrid Offset Riser (BHOR) tower
standing 1,200 meters tall transfers fluids to and from the Girassol
FPSO, where extensive upgrading works were performed to boost
capacity and accommodate the installation, hookup and start-up
of seven new dedicated modules and other equipment to process
Rosas production.
Driven by sustainability imperatives, the choice of a tie-back solution
offers several advantages: it capitalizes on infrastructure already in
place the Girassol FPSO to develop the fields reserves, and it
extends the production plateau of the Girassol-Jasmim-Rosa development center. By finding a viable solution for a project for which
stand-alone development was perhaps not the most economical
choice at the time, Total adds a new subsea flower to Angolas
bouquet. At the same time, Rosa rounds out the already rich palette
of technologies that the Group has mastered and can adapt to the
most extensive and daring developments of the deep offshore.
145,000
barrels
per day
plateau
Block 17
>>
Key dates
1992:
Award of Block 17 to the international
oil consortium, with Total as operator.
Early 1999:
Drilling of the Rosa 2 exploration well
and discovery of the Rosa E reservoir.
1996-2002:
Series of 15 discoveries in this Block.
End 2000:
Drilling of the Rosa 3 appraisal well
confirming the potential of the reservoirs.
January 1998:
Drilling of the Rosa 1 exploration well
and discovery of the Rosa D reservoir
at a water depth of 1,350 meters.
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December 4, 2001:
First oil on Girassol.
2003:
Tie-back of the Jasmim satellite field
toGirassol.
June
18, 2007
first oil
onRosa
DEsIgN aND
faBrICaTIoN: a TrULy
gLoBaL UNDErTaKINg
ToTaL IN aNgoLa:
a ParTNErsHIP
for THE LoNg TErM
KEy DaTEs
December 2004:
Start of fabrication of the Christmas trees.
March 2005:
Start of fabrication of the FPSO modules
and assembly of the subsea manifolds.
ENVIroNMENTaL PrEsErVaTIoN
May 2005:
Start of fabrication of Pipe in Pipe quad
joints.
December 2005:
Start of riser tower assembly.
Additionally, all onshore fabrication works carried out in sensitive areas were analyzed through a specific environmental impact
assessment that was also submitted to the authorities for validation. The aim here was to identify potential risks to local flora
and fauna and define action plans to mitigate them. The teams
were especially attentive to the impact of the riser tower assembly
works, its storage in a lagoon adjacent to the Petromar fabrication
yard in Soyo, and its transport to the site.
This commitment to environmental preservation is also reflected
in efforts by Total and its partners to increase the water treatment
capacity of the Girassol FPSO. With the start-up of Rosa, all produced water (including water from Girassol and Jasmim) is reinjected into the reservoirs: there is no more discharge into the
sea. Furthermore, the Group found a solution for curbing greenhouse gas emissions using an innovative process for inerting,
venting and capturing gaseous emanations from the FPSO storage tanks. Associated gas is also reinjected to avoid flaring to the
atmosphere.
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> In soyo, Petromar was awarded the contract to perform final assembly and testing of the manifolds, and
fabrication of the manifold foundations and support
structures. This yard also handled the prefabrication
of production and water injection flowlines, and the
riser tower assembly.
> In Lobito, Sonamet took charge of fabrication for the
substructure of Module M4, the guides for the instal-
rosa:
AN OPTIMIZED
DEVELOPMENT SCHEME
Key dates
December 2005:
>Start of the drilling campaign by the
drillship Saipem 10000.
>Arrival of the flotel Regalia and
commencement of integration works
onboard the Girassol FPSO.
June 18, 2007:
First oil from the Rosa E reservoir.
July 21, 2007:
Start production from the Rosa D reservoir.
September 2007:
Start of the drilling campaign by
the drillship Pride Angola.
October 2007:
Start of water injections.
FPSO:
>Hull dimensions: 300 m x 60 m x 31 m
>Storage capacity: 2 million barrels
>Weight of the topsides: 23,500 tonnes
+ 5,600 tonnes of additional equipment
dedicated to the Rosa development
(including 300 tonnes of temporary
structures required during
the installation phase)
>Crude oil production: increased
to 270,000 barrels per day with Rosa
>Liquids processing capacity: increased
to 450,000 barrels per day with Rosa
>Water treatment capacity: increased
to 300,000 barrels per day with Rosa
>Water injection capacity: increased
to 700,000 barrels per day with Rosa
>Gas injection: 8 million cubic meters
>Power generating capacity: 3 x 25 MW
>Capacity of living quarters: 180 people
SPS:
>14 producing wells
>11 water injection wells
>4 production manifolds, 4 slots each
>Multiphase metering on each
producing well
SURF:
>2 Pipe in Pipe production loops
(8 x 12), for 64 kilometers
>2 water injection lines (10),
for 40 kilometers
>1 Bundled Hybrid Offset Riser (BHOR)
tower, a concept developed by Saipem,
1,200 meters high, anchored 140 meters
west of the FPSO
>4 umbilicals (54 kilometers),
for monitoring and control of manifolds
and producing wells
>4 umbilicals (15 kilometers),
for monitoring and control of water
injection wells
>4 service lines (3), (52 kilometers)
Reservoirs:
>Outflow temperature: 65C
>Initial pressure: 270 bar
INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS
Inner pipe
Outer pipe
Resin
Double wall sleeve
rosa:
AN OPTIMIZED
DEVELOPMENT SCHEME
Key dates
December 2005:
>Start of the drilling campaign by the
drillship Saipem 10000.
>Arrival of the flotel Regalia and
commencement of integration works
onboard the Girassol FPSO.
June 18, 2007:
First oil from the Rosa E reservoir.
July 21, 2007:
Start production from the Rosa D reservoir.
September 2007:
Start of the drilling campaign by
the drillship Pride Angola.
October 2007:
Start of water injections.
FPSO:
>Hull dimensions: 300 m x 60 m x 31 m
>Storage capacity: 2 million barrels
>Weight of the topsides: 23,500 tonnes
+ 5,600 tonnes of additional equipment
dedicated to the Rosa development
(including 300 tonnes of temporary
structures required during
the installation phase)
>Crude oil production: increased
to 270,000 barrels per day with Rosa
>Liquids processing capacity: increased
to 450,000 barrels per day with Rosa
>Water treatment capacity: increased
to 300,000 barrels per day with Rosa
>Water injection capacity: increased
to 700,000 barrels per day with Rosa
>Gas injection: 8 million cubic meters
>Power generating capacity: 3 x 25 MW
>Capacity of living quarters: 180 people
SPS:
>14 producing wells
>11 water injection wells
>4 production manifolds, 4 slots each
>Multiphase metering on each
producing well
SURF:
>2 Pipe in Pipe production loops
(8 x 12), for 64 kilometers
>2 water injection lines (10),
for 40 kilometers
>1 Bundled Hybrid Offset Riser (BHOR)
tower, a concept developed by Saipem,
1,200 meters high, anchored 140 meters
west of the FPSO
>4 umbilicals (54 kilometers),
for monitoring and control of manifolds
and producing wells
>4 umbilicals (15 kilometers),
for monitoring and control of water
injection wells
>4 service lines (3), (52 kilometers)
Reservoirs:
>Outflow temperature: 65C
>Initial pressure: 270 bar
INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS
Inner pipe
Outer pipe
Resin
Double wall sleeve
rosa:
AN OPTIMIZED
DEVELOPMENT SCHEME
Key dates
December 2005:
>Start of the drilling campaign by the
drillship Saipem 10000.
>Arrival of the flotel Regalia and
commencement of integration works
onboard the Girassol FPSO.
June 18, 2007:
First oil from the Rosa E reservoir.
July 21, 2007:
Start production from the Rosa D reservoir.
September 2007:
Start of the drilling campaign by
the drillship Pride Angola.
October 2007:
Start of water injections.
FPSO:
>Hull dimensions: 300 m x 60 m x 31 m
>Storage capacity: 2 million barrels
>Weight of the topsides: 23,500 tonnes
+ 5,600 tonnes of additional equipment
dedicated to the Rosa development
(including 300 tonnes of temporary
structures required during
the installation phase)
>Crude oil production: increased
to 270,000 barrels per day with Rosa
>Liquids processing capacity: increased
to 450,000 barrels per day with Rosa
>Water treatment capacity: increased
to 300,000 barrels per day with Rosa
>Water injection capacity: increased
to 700,000 barrels per day with Rosa
>Gas injection: 8 million cubic meters
>Power generating capacity: 3 x 25 MW
>Capacity of living quarters: 180 people
SPS:
>14 producing wells
>11 water injection wells
>4 production manifolds, 4 slots each
>Multiphase metering on each
producing well
SURF:
>2 Pipe in Pipe production loops
(8 x 12), for 64 kilometers
>2 water injection lines (10),
for 40 kilometers
>1 Bundled Hybrid Offset Riser (BHOR)
tower, a concept developed by Saipem,
1,200 meters high, anchored 140 meters
west of the FPSO
>4 umbilicals (54 kilometers),
for monitoring and control of manifolds
and producing wells
>4 umbilicals (15 kilometers),
for monitoring and control of water
injection wells
>4 service lines (3), (52 kilometers)
Reservoirs:
>Outflow temperature: 65C
>Initial pressure: 270 bar
INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS
Inner pipe
Outer pipe
Resin
Double wall sleeve
DEsIgN aND
faBrICaTIoN: a TrULy
gLoBaL UNDErTaKINg
ToTaL IN aNgoLa:
a ParTNErsHIP
for THE LoNg TErM
KEy DaTEs
December 2004:
Start of fabrication of the Christmas trees.
March 2005:
Start of fabrication of the FPSO modules
and assembly of the subsea manifolds.
ENVIroNMENTaL PrEsErVaTIoN
May 2005:
Start of fabrication of Pipe in Pipe quad
joints.
December 2005:
Start of riser tower assembly.
Additionally, all onshore fabrication works carried out in sensitive areas were analyzed through a specific environmental impact
assessment that was also submitted to the authorities for validation. The aim here was to identify potential risks to local flora
and fauna and define action plans to mitigate them. The teams
were especially attentive to the impact of the riser tower assembly
works, its storage in a lagoon adjacent to the Petromar fabrication
yard in Soyo, and its transport to the site.
This commitment to environmental preservation is also reflected
in efforts by Total and its partners to increase the water treatment
capacity of the Girassol FPSO. With the start-up of Rosa, all produced water (including water from Girassol and Jasmim) is reinjected into the reservoirs: there is no more discharge into the
sea. Furthermore, the Group found a solution for curbing greenhouse gas emissions using an innovative process for inerting,
venting and capturing gaseous emanations from the FPSO storage tanks. Associated gas is also reinjected to avoid flaring to the
atmosphere.
10
> In soyo, Petromar was awarded the contract to perform final assembly and testing of the manifolds, and
fabrication of the manifold foundations and support
structures. This yard also handled the prefabrication
of production and water injection flowlines, and the
riser tower assembly.
> In Lobito, Sonamet took charge of fabrication for the
substructure of Module M4, the guides for the instal-
DEsIgN aND
faBrICaTIoN: a TrULy
gLoBaL UNDErTaKINg
ToTaL IN aNgoLa:
a ParTNErsHIP
for THE LoNg TErM
KEy DaTEs
December 2004:
Start of fabrication of the Christmas trees.
March 2005:
Start of fabrication of the FPSO modules
and assembly of the subsea manifolds.
ENVIroNMENTaL PrEsErVaTIoN
May 2005:
Start of fabrication of Pipe in Pipe quad
joints.
December 2005:
Start of riser tower assembly.
Additionally, all onshore fabrication works carried out in sensitive areas were analyzed through a specific environmental impact
assessment that was also submitted to the authorities for validation. The aim here was to identify potential risks to local flora
and fauna and define action plans to mitigate them. The teams
were especially attentive to the impact of the riser tower assembly
works, its storage in a lagoon adjacent to the Petromar fabrication
yard in Soyo, and its transport to the site.
This commitment to environmental preservation is also reflected
in efforts by Total and its partners to increase the water treatment
capacity of the Girassol FPSO. With the start-up of Rosa, all produced water (including water from Girassol and Jasmim) is reinjected into the reservoirs: there is no more discharge into the
sea. Furthermore, the Group found a solution for curbing greenhouse gas emissions using an innovative process for inerting,
venting and capturing gaseous emanations from the FPSO storage tanks. Associated gas is also reinjected to avoid flaring to the
atmosphere.
10
> In soyo, Petromar was awarded the contract to perform final assembly and testing of the manifolds, and
fabrication of the manifold foundations and support
structures. This yard also handled the prefabrication
of production and water injection flowlines, and the
riser tower assembly.
> In Lobito, Sonamet took charge of fabrication for the
substructure of Module M4, the guides for the instal-
lOcatiOnS OF rOSa
PrOJect deSign
and FabricatiOn
SiteS
NORWAY
Invergordon
Washington
USA
Houston
Moss
Dunfermline
Newcastle
New Delhi
UNITED KINGDOM
Chenai
London
Brussels
Soyo
Girassol
Oslo
Kongsberg
Luanda
Paris
BELGIUM
Seilles
Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
Emerainville
Saint-Nazaire
Vlizy
Lobito
FRANCE
ANGOLA
SPS
SURF
FPSO - Engineering and the ICSS (integrated control and safety system)
FPSO - Fabrication and Assembly
SPS
main contractor: FkS
FkS-norway/kongsberg
> management
> engineering of systems and interfaces
> Prefabrication of some manifold parts
and well hookup components
> control and monitoring system
Fmc-united kingdom/dunfermline
> wellheads
> christmas trees
Fki/Friedlander-angola/luanda
> guide base fabrication and testing
> Jumper fabrication and testing
Petromar-angola/Soyo
> manifold foundations (ccF) and support
structures (mSS)
> Final fabrication of manifolds, assembly
and testing
> integration and testing of the subsea
production system (SPS)
SurF
main contractor: Saipem
Saipem-France/Saint-Quentin-en-yvelines
> management
> engineering and procurements
tissot-France/Saint-nazaire
> riser tower foundation and buoyancy
tank
isleburn mackay & macleodunited kingdom/invergordon
> upper and lower structures of the riser
tower
wellstream-united kingdom/newcastle
> Flexible hoses connecting the riser tower
to the FPSO
kOP-norway/moss
> umbilicals
trelleborg crP-uSa/houston
> Syntactic foam components for riser
tower buoyancy system
Petromar - angola/Soyo
> Production owlines, Pipe in Pipe
technology
> water injection lines
> riser tower assembly
liFting OPeratiOnS
On the FPSO
acergy
> early Small lift: transport and lifting of
substructure of module m4, installation
guides for modules m1 and m4, free-fall
life boat, temporary crane for hu
heerema
> transport and lifting of modules m1, m2,
m4, m5 and m6
Saipem
> transport and lifting of modules m7a
and m7b
Pau
FPSO
main contractor for engineering and
the icSS (integrated control and safety
system): Sofresid
Sofresid-France/Pau and Parisindia/chenai
> engineering and assistance in
procurements of materials and equipment
yokogawa-France/vlizy
> control and safety system
main contractor for Fabrication and
assembly: Ponticelli
Ponticelli-France/merainville
> management of fabrication and
assembly
c.t.i. (Ondeo) - belgium/Seilles
> Fabrication of module m5
Fos-sur-Mer
Portumo-angola/luanda
> Prefabrication of reinforcing and
supporting structures for the
new equipment and modules and
all interconnection piping
Portumo/Spie/Prezioso-angola/girassol
> Offshore assembly works and hookup
to girassol
Sonamet-angola/lobito
> Fabrication of modules m7a and m7b
> Fabrication of the substructure of
module m4
> Fabrication of installation guides for
modules m1 and m4
logistical support for works on board
the FPSO: Prosafe
> chartering of the Flotel regalia
eiffel-France/Fos-sur-mer
> Fabrication of modules m1, m2, m4 and m6
> Fabrication of the free-fall life boat
structure
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A closely monitored
campaign of works
on board the FPSO
Key figures
>22 months of work on an FPSO in full swing.
>1,400 people working in shifts.
>More than 2 million productive man-hours
worked on the FPSO without interrupting
production.
>5,600 tonnes of equipment, piping and
structures (including 300tonnes of
temporary structures) added to the FPSO.
>7 modules ranging in weight from 110to
1,700 tonnes.
> 57 days of scheduled production shut-down.
>420 tonnes of reinforcements and
supporting structures for equipment and
modules.
>300 tonnes of temporary structures
to allow modules installation.
> 750 tonnes of scaffolding.
>165 km of electrical and instrumentation
cables.
>620 tonnes of pipes (3,200 spools for
interconnection and hookup with existing
infrastructure and between modules and
new equipment).
>407 tie-ins (Rosa pipes are branched to
existing pipes).
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5,600 tonnes
of additional
structures,
piping and
equipment
Key dates
> June 2005: Commencement of
preparations works on the FPSO.
> September 2005: First lifting operation
on the Girassol FPSO with the Seaway
Polaris.
> December 2005: Linking of the
logistical support platform Regalia
to the FPSO.
> May-June 2006: Production
shut-down and tie-in operations for
future connection of Rosa to Girassol;
five-year inspection andmaintenance
works.
> October 2006: Start of heavy lifting
operations on the Girassol FPSO,
installation of five modules.
> February 2007: Installation of the last
two modules (M7A and M7B).
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THE SUBSEA
INSTALLATION
IN IMAGES
KEY DATES
February to May 2006:
1st subsea installation campaign,
consisting of:
> installation of manifold and riser
tower foundations,
> laying of two water injection lines
and two production loops
(Pipe-in-Pipe),
> installation of manifolds,
> installation of riser protection
structures.
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Design production:
Photos credits: Stphane
de Bourgies, Thierry
Gonzalez, Laurent Pascal,
Olivier Robinet, DR/Total,
DR/Saipem
Infographics: Bip Info, Id.
Total - August 2007
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