BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 24
By Leman Zeynalova – Trend:
bp is expected to start the planned maintenance of Chirag platform at Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli block of fields offshore Azerbaijan in July 2021, Bakhtiyar Aslanbayli, bp Vice president for communications and advocacy, Middle East and Caspian, told Trend.
“Bp operates six platforms at ACG and two at Shah Deniz. We carry out repair and maintenance works at those platforms from time to time. We have completed maintenance program at West Azeri platform this year. Bp is expected to carry out repair and maintenance at Chirag platform in July this year. During these works the platform’s operation is suspended, in the case of necessity, old equipment is replaced. It is very important for ensuring the long-term service of platforms. Maintenance works will not affect the planned production, since these works have been included in this year’s plan,” he said.
In accordance with the plan, production from the West Azeri platform was suspended on 22 April for 15 days to enable efficient maintenance, inspection and project work to be undertaken. During the TAR, various projects such as flare tips changeout and ignition system upgrade, nucleonic sources replacement and critical repair works were undertaken.
This is a routine, planned program and is part of normal operations. The planning phase of the program started in 2020 and these activities are included in the 2021 Annual Work Program and Budget. The shut-down is also included in the annual production forecast.
These planned events deliver routine inspection, maintenance and project delivery activities. They are a necessary part of the long-term reliability, integrity and production performance, driven by repair and facility modification work that can only be performed during a plant outage.
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