Share this article. Paenal shipyard – the first in Africa with the capacity to facilitate mega floating production, storage and offloading vessels – will later today host the naming ceremony for Total's FPSO CLOV. The event coincides with the leading oil company's 60th Anniversary in Angola celebrations.
Paenal is the first yard in West Africa with the capacity to facilitate mega FPSO vessels. Images from SBM Offshore. While driving along the dusty road from Angola's capital Luanda en-route to Paenal shipyard four hours away, what struck me is the bustling business done by street vendors while smiling children play at their feet.
PAENAL – Porto Amboim Estaleiros Navais Limitada, was initially formed as a Joint Venture between SONANGOL and SBM Offshore in year 2007. Thereafter, in the year 2008, the JV was joined by DSME, South Korea with entity shares of SONANGOL (40%), SBMO (30%), DSME (30%). PAENAL yard is located four kilometers south of the City of Porto Amboim ...
06/04/2023, 10:50 am The FPSO for Total's Clov project off Angola. Image courtesy of Total. Sonangol has set out plans to restructure its interests in the Paenal yard and create a new operating...
About us PAENAL is a part of the Single Bouy Moorings Group based in Porto Amboim, Angola. Current activity inlcudes the building and engineering of a fabrication yard. Website...
30 Jun 2014. Following a voyage of 7,331 miles (13,577km), N'Goma FPSO safely berthed at Paenal's 490-metre quayside at Port Amboim on 17th June 2014. The arrival of the vessel in Angola from Singapore marks the young …
Paenal, now a landmark for oil and gas operators in West Africa, hosted the naming ceremony on 18th July for the Sonasing owned vessel – a Joint venture company with SBM Offshore, Sonangol and Angolan Offshore Services. The Angolan shipyard completed its scope for the FPSO on schedule.
Porto Amboim Estaleiros Navais (Paenal) is a joint venture between Sonangol, SBM Offshore and Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME). The company was formed in 2007 to develop Angola's maritime fabrication capacity and boost local content.