BAKU, Azerbaijan, Aug.6. During the first half
of the year, the Shah Deniz Compression (SDC) project progressed
safely and ahead of schedule, bp said in its latest report.
“The SDC platform topsides and jacket fabrication activities
moved forward as planned at the Bayil fabrication yard and the
Heydar Aliyev Baku Deepwater Jackets Factory respectively, with
steady progress on primary steel and structural components,
including pin piles, jacket elements and subsea structures,” said
the company.
The report reveals that marine and subsea engineering activities
are on track, with the detailed design progressing as planned and
key technical reviews successfully completed. Fabrication of the
high-voltage subsea interconnector power and fiber-optic cable, as
well as subsea pipe sections, was also completed.
“Procurement continued to advance across several critical
package streams, remaining aligned with fabrication and
installation timelines,” said bp.
The $2.9 billion SDC project is designed to help access and
produce low pressure gas reserves in the field and maximize
resources recovery. It is expected to enable around 50 billion
cubic metres of additional gas and approximately 25 million barrels
of additional condensate production and export from the field.
The project involves installation of a new compression facility
– an electrically-powered unmanned compression platform, or
Normally Unattended Installation (eNUI), and several associated
facilities offshore in the Shah Deniz contract area. Additionally,
it encompasses brownfield works to be undertaken at the Shah Deniz
Alpha (SDA) and Bravo (SDB) platforms, as well as at the Sangachal
terminal.
It is expected that the construction of the SDC platform will be
completed in 2029 for the facility to be ready to receive first gas
for compression from the SDA platform in 2029 and from the SDB
platform in 2030.
