OPS affiliate company, SBM Offshore Group, start to operate in December 1999 the first deep-water FPSO in Angola, in Block 14 for CABGOG. In 2003, OPS – Serviços de Produção de Petróleos, Limited, a joint-venture, was created by a joint effort from Sonangol and SBM Offshore, with main objective to operate the FPSO's fleet in Angola. OPS has been the pioneer in a remarkable set of events in the Angolan oil industry, operating: the 1st deep-water FPSO (December 1999, Kuito), the 1st FPSO in Block 15, for EEAL – Xicomba and the 1st LPG FPSO for CABGOC – Sanha. Due to its growth and operations expansion, in 2009 OPS inaugurated its main Office in Luanda.