Project Profile
Location: 40 km offshore Brunei
Production: 100,000 bpd
Water depth: 2,000 - 4,000 m
The Champion field, located 40 kilometres offshore Brunei, was discovered in 1975, but its rich oil reserves lay dormant for 30 years, locked 2,000 to 4,000 metres beneath the seabed in a complex web of thin reservoirs deemed too expensive to develop. It is the largest undeveloped oil and gas resource in Brunei.
The field is of strategic importance to Shell in terms of successful application of Smart technology. Hydrocarbons are found offshore in up to 1,000 shallow marine reservoirs distributed over 7.5 miles by 3 miles (12 km by 3 km). These vertically stacked, structurally dipping reservoirs are complex and contain various fluid fills ranging from gas only to gas with oil rims to oil. Field development has been slow due to reservoir complexity and the need for a step change in development concepts to meet investment hurdles.
Operator:
Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP): Operator with 100% interest
Contractors:
Damit WorleyParsons Engineering: Supporting BSP for the engineering and the project management
McDermott International, Inc.: A three-year shallow water pipeline contract to transport and install pipelines and umbilicals. Work is expected to be executed through 2017. The first scope of work consists of transportation and installation of more than 62 miles of pipelines including corrosion resistant alloy clad pipelines, as well as umbilicals and cables.
Swiber Offshore Construction: EPC contractor
SKSWood Sdn Bhd, a joint venture: To design, procure, construct and install marine water injection pipelines and umbilical cables
John Wood Group PLC
Syarikat Kejuruteraan Sistematik
Petrokon Utama Sdn Bhd
Sub contractors:
Technip: Flexible pipe supply contract