VWS Westgarth, a Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies company, has been awarded a $30m plus contractby Total E&P for their deep water oil development in Block 17, offshore Angola.

In addition to the recently awarded $25m plus contract for the Sulphate Removal Package (SRP) on this Block 17 development, this order is for the supply of three supplementary packages, including deaeration package, washwater package and fine filtration package.

In common with the SRP work, these supplementary packages will be engineered in VWS Westgarth's UK offices in East Kilbride, near Glasgow, and Gloucester, based on a detailed project specification and vendor list.

In recognition of both the obligation to promote Angolan content and in the operational need to support our existing and future Angolan installations from a local base, VWS Westgarth is proud to announce the opening of its Angolan Business Unit, based in Luanda.

This order further reinforces the reputation of VWS Westgarth as world leader in the field of offshore water treatment and together with the new office opening, strengthens our position in the rapidly developing Angolan oil industry.

Veolia Water Solutions and Technologies www.veoliawaterst.comis the technical subsidiary of Veolia Water and has 120 subsidiaries in more than 55 countries.

VWS Westgarth www.vwswestgarth.com is the market leader in the supply of SRP membrane systems and the leading water treatment company in upstream Oil and Gas.