Project Profile
Value: Undisclosed
Location: Central Luconia Province, part of the Sarawak Basin, Malaysia
Reserves: unknown
Depth: 3,223 metres (Kuang North-2 well)
Area: unknown
Kasawari-1 and NC8SW-1 are the latest wells drilled in Block SK316 and the gas discoveries are a direct result of PETRONAS’ strategy to intensify domestic exploration and have enhanced the prospect of the gas play in Sarawak. More activities in the area targeting similar objectives are in the pipeline. North-1 and Kuang North-2. The Kuang North-2 well, which was drilled to a total depth of 3,223 metres, penetrated 636 metres of gas column. Block SK316 is in the Central Luconia Province, part of the Sarawak Basin. The reservoirs are Middle to Late Miocene pinnacle reefs and are predominantly gas-bearing, sourced by terrigenous organic matter.
Operators:
Petronas: Operator with 100% interest
Contractors:
Consortium for EPCIC contract:
Technip
Marine and Heavy Engineering Sdn Bhd
Technip: Early engineering studies
ALE: Contract to perform the weighing and load-out of the WHP jacket, topside and bridge and also supply the mooring winches for the load-out of the WHP jacket, topside, bridge and CPP jacket. ALE’s Malaysian branch recently performed the roll-up operation of the CPP jacket outer bend, using the standjacks as a holdback mechanism for the first time at the Malaysian Marine Heavy Engineering West Shipyard in Pasir Gudang.
Trelleborg: The company provided Pape Engineering, an engineering company responsible for the transportation and installation of the platform jacket and topside, with four Leg Mating Units (LMUs), as well as four sway fenders, four loadout pads and four deck support units (DSU).