BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 18. Several systems will be installed on the Shah Deniz Compression (SDC) platform in Azerbaijan, Project Manager Elshad Maharramli said at the public discussion of the Environmental and Socio-Economic Impact Assessment (ESIA) draft document of the SDC project today, Trend reports.
Per his assessment, there is a strategic initiative to implement an unburned gas management system on this platform.
"This system is designed to reduce the pressure there during maintenance.
Besides, a closed drainage system, which is one of the most important systems, open drainage systems for the removal of rainwater, and heating and cooling systems will be installed on this platform. Placement of devices (carrying cranes) for the transportation and placement of materials will also be carried out," he added.
To note, the Shah Deniz (SD) Contract Area is a high-pressure gas-condensate field situated in the Azerbaijani portion of the Caspian Sea. The development of the SD Contract Area, controlled by bp Exploration (Azerbaijan) Limited on behalf of the other members of the Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) consortium, is being executed in phases and has thus far encompassed the SD Stage 1 Project (SD1). The SD2 Project signifies the second phase of development inside the SD Contract Area, with the SD2 Infrastructure Project becoming the initial substantial undertaking onshore. The objective of the SD2 Project is to enhance the extraction of gas and condensate reserves in the offshore Shah Deniz Contract Area. The SD2 Infrastructure Project includes the necessary preparations for the building of the new SD2 Project onshore facilities. The SD2 Expansion Area will offer processing facilities for the SD2 Project and will augment production above the SD1's projected 900 million standard cubic feet per day (mmscfd).
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