Project Profile
Location: Baram, Baronia, Betty, Bokor, Tukau, West Lutong, Bakau, Fairley and Siwa fields, offshore Miri, Sarawak province, Malaysia
Reserves: 4 billion barrels OIIP
Start-up year: 2017
In the second phase of the Baram Delta Gas Gathering project, Petronas is willing to collect gas to boost the crude oil production in the neighboring fields as part of an enhanced oil recovery (EOR) program and to feed the Bintulu liquefield natural gas (LNG) facility. Teaming up with Shell, Petronas prepared the Baram Delta Operations EOR (BDO EOR) program to gather all sources of natural gas and carbon dioxide to boost maturing crude oil fields. In that perspective, Petronas and Shell have listed six fields, Baram, Baronia, Betty, Bokor, Tukau and West Lutong to benefit from this BDO EOR program. These fields are in production for 30 years and after natural depletion Petronas and Shell have reached a 30% recovery rate that opens high expectations on the performances of the Baram Delta Operations EOR program. Petronas and Shell expect to start the Baram Delta Operation EOR program with first gas injection in 2017.
These fields plus Bakau, Fairley and Siwa are estimated to contain still 4 billion barrels of in-place reserves of oil. With the implementation of the Baram Delta Operations EOR program, Petronas and Shell expect to increase their recovery rate on these fields to 45%. As part of this BDO EOR program, Petronas is moving on the Bardegg-2 and the Tukau Timur projects. The Baram Delta Gas Gathering phase 2 project should include:
- Eight legs central processing platform (CPP)
- 16-slot wellhead structure
The BARDEGG-2 central processing platform should weight more than 10,000 tonnes as to host a:
- Gas processing
- Gas compression station
- Condensate stabilisation unit
- Gas injection unit
- Water injection unit
- Water treatment facilities.
Operators:
Petronas: Operator
Shell
Contractor:
Leighton Engineering: Detailed design engineering services
RNZ Integrated: FEED Contract
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI): EPC contract for the Baronia CPP-B project
Dayang Enterprise: Modification works (December 2014 - December 2017)
Barakah Offshore Petroleum: Installation of two gas pipelines (January, 2016)
- 43-km long Bardegg and Baronia 24-inch pipeline from the TTJT-A wellhead platform to the Baronia B CPP (March, 2016)
- 125-km long Bardegg and Baronia 24-inch pipeline from DNCPP-B to the E11RC platform (May, 2016)
Subcontractors:
Marine and Heavy Engineering Holdings Berhad (MHB): Contract for the fabrication of substructures and bridge for the Baronia CPP-B project. (June, 2015)
SapuraKencana TL Offshore (SKTLO): Offshore installation work of CPP jackets and bridges. (February, 2017)