Project Profile
Value: US$12 billion
Location: 120 kilometres from Qatar’s east coast, Qatar
Production: Around 40,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil (output targeted to 90,000 bpd by 2020)
Completion Year: 2020
Located 120 kilometres from Qatar’s east coast, the US$12 billion Bul Hanine redevelopment project is designed to double production rates at the offshore field, where the NOC plans to drill an additional 150 wells through to 2028. Qatar Petroleum (QP) plans to spend around US$7 billion over seven years to boost crude oil and gas condensate production from its Bul Hanine offshore field. The field off Qatar\'s east coast produces around 40,000 bpd of crude oil and QP hopes to more than double output to 90,000 bpd by 2020. The volume of condensate, a light oil, and associated gas that will be produced is unclear, but the high investment cost should easily be recovered over time, they said. While the cost of boosting crude production and capturing the condensate is expected to be around US$7 billion, the total cost of the wider project, including refinery expansion work, could reach US$12 billion.
Over the past few years QP had been receiving technical advice from French energy firm Total on how to get more out of the ageing Bul Hanine field, which began production in 1972. Total has been undergoing a feasibility study on the field and that should be finalised in the coming month. QP is now ready to move forward with the project and may invite several foreign companies to complete different phases. The natural gas and condensate will be separated at the facility, then the gas will be reinjected into offshore fields to maintain pressure and the condensate will be sent to the Doha refinery. It is unclear what will be the capacity of the separation facility, but the sources said it would be the largest of its kind in the world.
Bul Hanine, discovered in 1970 as the largest of the three fields, started up in 1973. Its capacity fell to 120,000 b/d in 1991, 90,000 b/d in late 1993 and 70,000-80,000 b/d in 1997. The capacity has since risen to 90,000 b/d but actual output in August 1999 was 50,000 b/d. Engineers India has provided designs for a further development of both Bul Hanine and Maydan Mahzam. Bul Hanine\'s capacity should reach 100,000 b/d by May 2001. Bul Hanine was in mid-1994 said to have about 700m barrels of recoverable oil reserves. These could be increased in the next decade if a foreign company installs an advanced EOR EOR - exclusive or system to recover oil in place, based on Bul Hanine\'s Arab C gas cap reserves which are large.
Operators:
Qatar Petroleum (QP): Operator
Total
Contractor:
Technip: Engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning of a bridge linked living quarters platform and a utility platform
McDermott International, Inc.: Brownfield project by Qatar Petroleum for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of four wellhead jackets. Installation of two jackets in the Bul-Hanine field offshore east of Doha has been scheduled to be completed by December 2016 with the remaining two scheduled for completion in July 2017. The total weight of all four structures combined is 3,495 tons. The detailed design engineering and procurement is expected to be performed by its teams in Dubai, U.A.E. Jackets are scheduled for fabrication by McDermott’s Dubai, U.A.E.-based fabrication facility. Vessels from the McDermott global fleet are scheduled to undertake the installation work. (October 2015)
In November 2017, McDermott was awarded the EPCI for Phase 1B. The scope covers four wellhead topsides, a manifold platform and a jacket – with a combined weight of 7,000 tonnes - and associated pipelines and brownfield tie-in work. Fabrication is due to commence in the third quarter of 2018 and offshore installation to begin in the second quarter of the following year.
Air Energi: Deal to supply contract personnel to Qatar Petroleum. The five-year agreement – with a two-year extension option – will see Air Energi support the national oil company’s (NOC) offshore redevelopment project at the Bul Hanine oil field. Located 120 kilometres from Qatar’s east coast, the US$11 billion Bul Hanine redevelopment project is designed to double production rates at the offshore field, where the NOC plans to drill an additional 150 wells through to 2028. The overall project includes the replacement and upgrade of existing offshore production facilities and the development of a new onshore natural gas to liquids processing plant in Mesaieed. Air Energi will source experienced candidates across a range of disciplines, including engineering, construction and health, safety, environment and quality, with a peak of personnel required in 2017 when detailed design and construction commences. (December 2015)