Project Profile
Value: US$1 billion
Location: Offshore Sabah, Malaysia
Area: 1.40 million acres
FLNG capacity: 1.5 million t/y
Start-up Year: -
Murphy Oil Corporation (Murphy) and Petronas are developing Block H located offshore Sabah in Malaysia. The block covers an area of Covering 1.40 million acres offshore Sabah. Murphy Oil operates Block H, holding an 80% working interest, while Petroliam Nasional Berhad, a subsidiary of Petronas, holds the remaining 20%. First production from the field is expected in 2018. An FLNG option has been proposed for the proposed and it is planned to have 1.5 million t/y capacity. Murphy and Petronas also want to integrate an additional module for the production of monoethylene glycol (MEG). Estimated to 4,000 tonnes, this MEG module should represent 10% of the current topsides to weight 40,000 t/y. The capital expenditure runs slightly above US$1 billion.
Operators:
Murphy Oil Corporation: Operator with 80% interest
Petronas: 20% interest
Contractors:
Aker Solutions: Contract from Murphy Sabah Oil Co., Ltd. (Murphy) to deliver the subsea production system for the Rotan deepwater natural gas development offshore Malaysia. The delivery includes hardware for four subsea wells, a hub manifold, in-line tees, a connection system and production control system. Aker Solutions’ first deliveries are scheduled for the second quarter of 2016.