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Ayya Lmahamad read more Azeri Central East platform jacket, built at the Heydar Aliyev
Baku Deepwater Jackets Factory (BDJF), is ready for load-out to
sail away to its permanent location in the ACG contract area in the
Caspian Sea, bp Azerbaijan told Azernews.
'The construction of the jacket was completed safely and on
schedule. It will be loaded out onto the transportation barge STB-1
at the quayside of BDJF in preparation for sail-away,' bp
noted.
The ACE platform jacket, built by BOS Shelf, was fully
constructed in Azerbaijan, using local construction infrastructure
and facilities. Over 2,000 people including sub-contractors and
specialist vendors were involved in the construction works and the
majority of the workforce were Azerbaijani citizens.
The platform jacket weighs 16,000 tonnes and stands 153 meters
high. It contains three production risers - one water injection,
one oil export, and one gas export. The jacket will be installed in
a water depth of 137 meters.
'The ACE project represents the start of the ACG's renewed
contract in action. We are very pleased to have completed the first
massive piece of the project – the ACE platform jacket, safely and
on schedule. This is a significant step towards the first ACE oil
achievement. We will now focus on the other parts of the project –
topside facilities, subsea construction, and offshore installation
as we move towards completion of the entire project next year. This
will allow us to start drilling the first well for the commencement
of ACE production,' bp's regional president for Azerbaijan, Georgia
and Turkiye Gary Jones said.
He also thanked the country's government, SOCAR, and other
partners for their support and cooperation in delivering this
important milestone.
'My thanks are also to all people representing bp, contractors,
and subcontractors whose hard work has made this outstanding
achievement possible. I would like to specifically thank BOS Shelf
for their firm commitment to bp's safety standards throughout the
three-year construction activities delivering the work without a
single day off from work case through 3 million work-hours spent to
date,' he added.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev visited the BDJF yard on
December 13 for an official ceremony to launch the jacket, which
will sail away for offshore installation in the first quarter of
2023.
The ACE project is a $6 billion development that includes a new
offshore platform and facilities designed to process up to 100,000
barrels of oil per day. The project is expected to produce up to
300 million barrels over its lifetime.
The ACE sanction is the first major investment decision by the
ACG partnership since the extension of the ACG Production Sharing
Agreement (PSA) to 2049 was agreed upon in 2017.
Around $42 billion has been invested into the development of the
ACG area since the original PSA was signed in 1994.
The ACE project is centered on a new 48-slot production,
drilling, and quarters platform located mid-way between the
existing Central Azeri and East Azeri platforms in a water depth of
approximately 140 meters. The project will also include new infield
pipelines to transfer oil and gas from the ACE platform to the
existing ACG Phase 2 oil and gas export pipelines for
transportation to the onshore Sangachal terminal.
In addition, there will be a water injection pipeline installed
between the East Azeri and ACE platforms to supply injection water
from the Central Azeri compression and water injection platform to
the ACE facilities.
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