BAKU, Azerbaijan, Aug.11
By Leman Zeynalova - Trend:
Istiglal and Maersk drilling rigs have drilled 21 wells in total and completed 19 out of those for Shah Deniz 2 production and subsequent ramp-up, Trend reports citing bp.
During the second quarter of 2021, the Shah Deniz Alpha platform rig was on warm stack.
The Istiglal rig delivered three subsea wells completions - SDF03, SDF04 and SDC05. The Maersk Explorer drilled the SDH03 lower section to its final depth and suspended the well.
The above two rigs have already drilled 21 wells in total and completed 19 out of those for Shah Deniz 2 production and subsequent ramp-up. The completed wells include five wells on the North Flank, four wells on the West Flank, four wells on the East South Flank, four wells on the West South Flank and two wells on the East North flank. One well on the West South flank and one well on the East North flank were drilled to final depth and suspended.
Shah Deniz participating interests are: bp (operator – 28.8%), TPAO (19.0%), PETRONAS (15.5%), AzSD (10.0%), LUKOIL (10.0%), NICO (10.0%) and SGC Upstream (6.7%).
In the first half of 2021, Shah Deniz spent more than $1.14 billion in operating expenditure and around $366 million in capital expenditure, the majority of which was associated with the Shah Deniz 2 project.
In the first half of the year, the field produced 10 billion standard cubic metres (bcm) of gas and around 1.9 million tonnes (15.1 million barrels) of condensate in total from the Shah Deniz Alpha and Shah Deniz Bravo platforms.
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