ABSTRACT

As part of a general effort to improve oil development in deepwater offshore Angola, Angola Deepwater Consortium (ADC) was formed in 2000 by Sonangol with industrial partners Doris Engineering and Pride Foramer. ADC has performed a number of studies under the guidance of a JIP Steering Committee composed of representatives and experts of BP, CABGOC, Esso Exploration Angola and Total E&P Angola (Da Costa & al., 2009).