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Kaminho FPSO (Cameia & Golfinho)
TotalEnergies' seventh Angolan FPSO and the first large deepwater development in the Kwanza basin; TotalEnergies expects over 10 million man-hours of work in Angola.
Deepwater FPSO · Angola (Africa) · every fact below is as reported by the linked sources, checked by hand on 2026-10-08.
- Size
- 70,000 b/d FPSO; ~30 km subsea lines; first oil 2028
- Operator / developer
- TotalEnergies
- Phase, as reported
- FPSO conversion and subsea fabrication (execution since FID May 2024)
- Checked on
- 2026-10-08
Phase track steps named in the reported phase are marked
- FID
- Engineering
- Fabrication
- Construction
- Installation
- Commissioning
Who builds it as stated by the sources
- TotalEnergies — operator 40%; partners Petronas 40%, Sonangol 20%
- Saipem — three contracts totalling US$3.7 bn (May 2024): EPC, transportation and commissioning of the Kaminho FPSO (VLCC conversion); 12-year FPSO operation and maintenance (+8-year option); EPCI of the SURF package (~30 km of 8" and 10" flowlines and risers), fabrication at Saipem's Ambriz yard, FDS J-lay vessel for offshore campaign
Key dates as stated by the sources
- FID
- 2024-05-21
- Saipem awards
- 2024-05-21
- First oil target
- 2028
Disciplines likely needed our inference
- FPSO conversion/topsides engineers
- SURF and riser engineers
- commissioning and start-up engineers
- electrical engineers (all-electric FPSO)
- yard construction supervision
Our inference from project kind and phase — not stated by the sources below.
Sources checked on 2026-10-08
- Angola: TotalEnergies launches the Kaminho deepwater projectTotalEnergies (company newsroom) · published 2024-05-21 · retrieved 2026-09-22
- TotalEnergies launches Kaminho oil project offshore Angola, Saipem to supply, operate FPSOOffshore Magazine · published 2024-05-21 · retrieved 2026-09-22
- Saipem secures $3.7 billion contracts for TotalEnergies' Kaminho project offshore AngolaWorld Oil · published 2024-05-21 · retrieved 2026-09-22
- TotalEnergies plans $10 billion Angola investment with partners over five years, CEO says (Reuters)CNBC Africa · published 2026-09-10 · retrieved 2026-10-08
Position on our globe: 9.60°S 12.40°E. Location approximate: Block 20/11, Kwanza Basin, ~100 km off the Angolan coast, 1,700 m water depth.