(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 7. JOCAP, the Joint
Operating company of the Absheron field on behalf of Contractor
Parties SOCAR Absheron and TOTAL E&P Absheron BV, has completed
the offshore installation of Absheron EPS modules, the company told
.
Reportedly, the three modules of the future Absheron platform
were constructed onshore at the BOS Shelf yard; from where they
were lifted onto the transportation barges by the DBA (Azerbaijan
crane vessel).
“The three modules were successfully installed offshore on
September 17 onto the jacket where they will need to be connected
the existing Azneft PU facilities at the Oil Rocks,” said the
company.
JOCAP Managing Director Lionel Thomas said that the completion
of the modules fabrication onshore and their installation offshore
are significant steps in the overall Absheron EPS project
development.
“I would like to thank all personnel who contributed to the
success of this stage. From now on, JOCAP will focus its efforts on
the major offshore operations to safely deliver the first gas from
Absheron field within schedule,” he added.
JOCAP (Joint Operating Company of Absheron Petroleum B.V.) is a
non-profit Joint Operating Company established and equally owned by
partners SOCAR Absheron 50 percent and TotalEnergies EP Absheron
B.V. 50 percent for the development and production of the Absheron
offshore block.
The Absheron block is located offshore Azerbaijan in the Caspian
Sea, about 100km south east of Baku, 25km north east of Shah Deniz
field and 33km south of Oil Rocks production and processing
facilities, at the water depth of 500m. The Absheron EPS project,
operated by JOCAP, consists of a single well (ABD-001) connected to
SOCAR operated Oil Rocks facilities.
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