MODEC, Inc. congratulated Woodside on its announcement of first oil from the Sangomar field offshore Senegal, marking the safe delivery of the country's first offshore oil project. The FPSO Léopold Sédar Senghor deployed at the field was constructed by MODEC and acquired under an FPSO purchase contract by Woodside Energy (Senegal) B.V., as operator of the Sangomar Field Development Phase 1. The FPSO is deployed approximately 100 kilometers south of Dakar as part of Senegal's first offshore oil development. MODEC Senegal S.A.S.U, a MODEC Group company, is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the FPSO.
In addition to all transportation, in-country installation and offshore commissioning activities, the operation and maintenance contract covers an initial service period of 10 years. A further 10-year extension is contemplated under the agreement, with a potential service period of up to 20 years. Moored permanently at a water depth of approximately 780 meters by an external turret mooring system supplied by SOFEC, Inc, a MODEC Group company, the FPSO is capable of processing 100,000 barrels of crude oil per day, 145,000 barrels of water injection per day, and has storage capacity of 1,300,000 barrels of crude oil.
The FPSO Léopold Sédar Senghor is MODEC's fifth FPSO to be delivered to West Africa. The company has some 30 years of operational experience in West Africa and currently operates two FPSOs in the region in addition to the FPSO Léopold Sédar Senghor (Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire).
