block 14 operations
The exploration permit for Block 14, offshore Cabinda, Angola, was awarded in 1995. Chevron subsidiary, Cabinda Gulf Oil Company Limited (CABGOC), operates Block 14 on behalf of the Block 14 Contractor Group. The Contractor Group consists of CABGOC (31%), Sonangol P&P (20%), ENI (20%), Total (10.2%), INPEX (9.8%), and GALP (9%). The block covers an area of over 4000 sq km located in the Lower Congo Basin, in water depths ranging from 200m to 2000m. The modern-day Congo River canyon transects Block 14 and attains depths of up to 1500m. To date, a resource base of over 1 billion bbls of recoverable oil has been discovered in over 15 different reservoirs, all of which are now incorporated into development areas. Production from the block began in 1999 from the Kuito field. Kuito has produced over 150MMbbls of heavy oil to date to the Kuito FPSO, Angola's first deepwater production facility. Block 14's second producing hub, Benguela-Belize-Tomboco-Lobito (BBLT) compliant tower, started production in 2006 and was followed by the Tombua-Landana (TL) hub in 2009. BBLT was West Africa's first compliant tower and is one of the tallest structures in the world.
mission
To provide long-term profitable growth for Block 14 by managing the upstream portfolio in the region. We excel at creating value by conducting our business to the highest standards on behalf of:
- Our host governments and local communities
- Our partners
- Our employees
vision
To be the most admired deepwater block developer in the Southern Africa Region, which means:
- We are known as people with superior capabilities and commitment
- Governments and communities prefer us
- Partners and other companies or groups seek to do business with us
- We deliver world class performance
- Our employees enjoy their jobs and are proud to work for the team
block 14 map
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