AKPO Project
AKPO project is the development of oil and gas field located at 150 km and 1400 meters deep-sea offshore Nigeria, West Africa. The AKPO field block was originally allocated to SAPETRO indigenous Nigeria oil and gas company under OPL226 (Oil Prospecting License). SAPETRO later invited other technical partner such as TOTAL S A (France), PETROBRAS (Brazil), which helped in oil and gas discovery and developmental studies. AKPO project Basic Engineering phase contract was done by DORIS Engineering France in 2003. AKPO project was sanctioned for development by Nigeria government in 2005, consequently famed in as project partner through NNPC (Nigeria National Petroleum Company) and the field changed to OML130 (Oil Mining License), CNOOC (Chinese) later joined as project partner.
The project consists of 5 principal components namely;
1. Topside
2. Hull
3. UFR
4. Sub sea
5. Drilling
Main contracts on AKPO project were as follows;
• FPSO (Floating Production Storage and Offloading) consist of Topside and Hull was awarded to consortium of Technip (France) and Hyundai Heavy Industries (South Korea). Detail Engineering was partly done in France and South Korea, while construction is done in Hyundai Heavy Industries offshore construction yard in Ulsan South Korea.
• UFR (Umbilical Floating and Risers) consist of sea lines and flow line risers connecting the FPSO to the seabed wells was awarded to Siapem (France). Detail Engineering done in France and construction in Nigeria (Siapem yard and Niger dock).
• Sub Sea consists of sub sea Xmas tress, well manifold and HPU (Hydraulic Power Unit) was awarded to Cameron with activities in Leeds (UK), Houston (USA), Celle (Germany) and Warri (Nigeria).
• Drilling was awarded to Deepwater Discovery
First oil production is expected in first quarter of 2009.
I tried not to be too technical in writing about this project,I hope it wasn’t.There are so much to be written about AKPO project.I will post the photos from the dinner party next time.
Total has launched the 2nd major deep sea oil Project the ULSAN project,this one will start up as AKPO leaves.
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Posted By 
tyna 
Jun 4, 2008 
technical writing isn’t easy to translate to
simple english; you’ve tried my sister.
the akpo project’s such a gigantic project
that must have gulped God knows how much!
oil still remains the golden liquid man will
quest and die for…
can one imagine a world without oil?
well-written piece. and thanks for the vital
information supplied.
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