The Baobab subsea production system is comprised of two (2) 6-slot production templates with flow meters and on template SCMs, and two (2) 4-slot water injection templates. All the templates have large suction foundations suitable for the soft seabed conditions in the field. The subsea trees are arranged in clusters tied back to the templates by rigid pipeline spools terminating in vertical connections to the manifolds. The manifolds are connected to the pipeline system by flowline termination assemblies with subsea deployed mud mat foundations. The control system is connected to the topside control system by a steel tube umbilical system. The project was executed as an EPC contract. The scope of supply included provision of a full range of tooling systems including development of a new vertical connection tool package.

The project had a development time from order of the subsea system of thirty-two (32) months with first oil in thirty (30) months, making Baobab one of the most successful deepwater projects undertaken in the West Africa region. Additional equipment ordered in 2007: six (6) UWD wellhead systems, four (4) production EHXT’s and a vertical tie-in system (VECON).