Emerson Process Management has been awarded a contract by Esso Exploration Angola (Block 15) Ltd, a subsidiary of ExxonMobil Corporation, for the development and installation of the control, instrumentation and safety systems needed by Esso for the Kizomba A project offshore Angola. The Kizomba A Project offshore Angola will develop reserves of the Hungo and Chocalho discoveries located in approximately 1000 to 1275 metres water depth. Emerson will lead control and safety system detailed design, engineering services, procurement, integration, testing, startup and commissioning. Emerson will integrate an array of its field devices and those from other suppliers. Emerson experts will integrate key elements of the Kizomba Project development that include: a floating production storage and offloading vessel, about 1000 feet long and with a capacity of 2 million barrels of processed crude oil, to be equipped with a gas turbine power source, production facilities and utilities; a surface wellhead platform and related facilities; an offloading buoy for transferring processed crude to shuttle tankers; and subsea production systems with interconnecting umbilicals, risers and flow lines
