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Global 2011. First production is expected in third-quarter 2013.

Deepwater

McDermott won the subsea con-

Deep Water tract, from Murphy Sabah Oil Co.,

Review to execute deepwater engineering, enhance oil recovery. lines contract, which includes trans- procurement, construction, trans-

The project will use a modular- portation, installation and pre-com- portation, installation and commis- tree concept to enable versatility for missioning of an 8in.-diameter, 32mi. sioning activities. The feld is near production, water injection, and gas natural gas pipeline and a 10in.-di- the existing Kikeh feld, northwest of injection tree styles. Three produc- ameter, 35mi. liquid pipeline, as well Labuan Island, Malaysia, in waters tion manifolds will be included with as steel catenary risers. The pipelines 3,900ft to 4,900ft deep. dual 8in. headers and 6in. branches will connect the Malikai TLP to the McDermott’s feld architecture for production, water injection, and Kebabangan platform. Technip’s con- will include two rigid, insulated, gas injection confguration. The tract is scheduled to be completed by pipe-in-pipe production fowlines, manifold valves will be controlled by 3Q 2015. Offshore installation will one rigid water injection fowline, a manifold-mounted subsea control be done by Technip’s fagship S-Lay and one main umbilical system. The module. The jumper connection vessel. Dril-Quip Asia Pacifc Pte umbilicals will connect eight new systems will use connector systems Ltd. will supply subsea wellheads, manifolds and subsea distribution with integral hydraulics and metal- tensioner systems, risers, production units to existing riser slots on the to-metal gaskets. and injection trees, and tieback con- Kikeh FPSO. The development in-

In March, Shell Malaysia and nectors through its local representa- cludes fve water-injection and eight its partners announced their fnal tive UMW Petrodril (Malaysia) Sdn. production wells, drilled from the investment decision to develop the Bhd. Delivery of that equipment is manifolds at each of the four drill-

Malikai oil feld. Shell Malaysia and scheduled to begin in 2014. centers.

ConocoPhillips hold 35% interest Murphy Oil is busy working to Murphy awarded Aker Solutions each and Petronas Carigali holds develop its Siakap North-Petai proj- the contract for the 13 subsea trees, 30%. The feld will be operated by ect off Malaysia. Murphy is opera- eight manifolds, well jumpers, en-

Sabah Shell Petroleum Co. tor with 32% interest. Its partners gineering for topside controls, and

Development will include 17 wells include Petronas with 26%, and life-cycle support services.

drilled from a TLP—the frst of its ConocoPhillips and Shell with 21% In China, Husky Energy is focused kind to be fabricated and installed each. The Petai-1 well was drilled in on advancing the development of in the country. Engineering, procure- 2007 with an oil discovery and more three major natural gas felds in ment and construction contracts for drilling occurred in 2008. Unitiza- Block 29/26 in the South China Sea. the TLP have been awarded. tion of Petai and the Siakap North The company’s deepwater Liwan 3-1

Technip was awarded the pipe- Field in Block K was completed in gas feld is considered a cornerstone development for its Liuhua 34-2 and

Liuhua 29-1 felds, which will share infrastructure. Husky partnered with

CNOOC to develop the felds.

First gas production is anticipated in late 2013, ramping up through 2014 from its Liwan 3-1 natural gas project. Husky will operate the deep- water portion of the Liwan 3-1 feld, including development drilling and completions, subsea equipment and controls, and subsea tie-backs to a shallow water platform. CNOOC will operate the shallow water infrastruc- ture, including the platform, subsea pipeline to shore, and the onshore gas processing plant. Field develop-

The pipe-laying vessel with support Lorelay ment will include a subsea produc- vessels work to install subsea systems at Chevron’s tion system connected by fow lines Source: Chevron

Gorgon feld.

and manifolds to a central shallow

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