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Energy & Mining
Capital: US $250,000
Turnover: US $20m (2010)
No Employees: 650
Wapo Angola Gestão e Serviços Lda has been pre-
sent in Angola since 1998 and provides a wide range
of services to petroleum and petrol-related compa-
nies based in the country. The company took over
from WAPO, which already offered the same type
of services.
Wapo Angola provides a wide range of logistics ser-
vices to companies in the oil and gas sector, as well
as their suppliers. It has a solid infrastructure and
the capability to respond to the outsourcing needs of
clients, helping them to realize economies of scale.
Through a relationship with Universal Sodexho, a
remote site specialist, Wapo Angola has benefited
for over a year from the technical assistance neces-
sary to improve the level of its service delivery and
conformity to HSE standards.
Wapo Angola is involved in the provision of the fol-
lowing services:
Ground-based logistics: rental of light vehicles,
management of public transportation, vehicle
maintenance, management of a service/gas sta-
tion, personnel transportation and fuel provision.
Travel assistance: pick-up and airport greeting,
transfer to/from the airport, hotel reservations and
visa services.
Location management: rental of offices and rooms,
maintenance and supervision of building construc-
tion.
Training employees working in the oil and gas
industry in a fully-equipped training centre situ-
ated in the heart of Luanda. It has an IT centre,
a language laboratory, a conference room and a
number of specialized laboratories for technical
training in mechanics, electricity, instrumentation,
soldering and industrial refrigeration, among oth-
ers. There is also a single and double rooms and a
company restaurant.
Provision of personnel: A provision of personnel
permit allows Wapo to make Angolan or foreign
workers available to its clients in the context of
petroleum-related operations. This activity goes
hand-in-hand with the training described in the
section above.
Wapo Angola is a socially concerned organization. It
collaborates with an orphanage, to which it gives ad-
ministrative support and provides a day care centre.
The company also provides teaching staff and takes
care of the maintenance of the premises.
Wapo Angola has a good reputation among its cli-
ents as well as the companies, both public and pri-
vate, with which it has collaborated in the past.
SUBSEA 7
Jacques Isoard
Managing Director
Rua Major Kahangulo 43, Luanda.
Tel : +244 222 693 700
www.subsea7.com
Areas of activity: Seabed-to-surface engineering,
construction and services
Date of Creation: 2004
Turnover: 800 M USD
The newborn Subsea 7 S.A. (quoted at NASDAQ-
GS: SUBC and Oslo Børs: SUBC) is the result of
the agreement between the Boards of Directors of
Acergy S.A. and Subsea 7 Inc. to combine their two
existing companies and create a new beginning for
both organisations. The merger has been completed
on the 7th of January of 2011 for an amount of 2,5
billion USD (with respective interest of 54% for Ac-
ergy and 46% for Subsea 7).
Subsea 7 operates internationally as one group,
sharing expertise and experience to create innova-
tive solutions for their clients. Be a solution partner
more than a solution provider, the group aims to be-
come the leader in subsea engineering, construction
and services to offshore energy industry worldwide.
Subsea 7 has presence on four territories:
• Africa & Gulf of Mexico
• Asia Pacific & Middle East
• Brazil
• North Sea, Mediterranean & Canada
The new Subsea 7 is well positioned to deliver long-
term value for its clients, people and shareholders.
Extensive experience in deepwater Subsea, Umbilical,
Riser and Flowline (SURF) and Life-of-Field projects
has made Subsea 7 the preferred contractor and trust-
ed partner for national and international energy compa-
nies. Its capacity to provide integrated services, plan,
design and manage the delivery of complex projects in
harsh and challenging environments is acknowledged.