BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 4. By the end of the first quarter of 2023, the Azeri Central East (ACE) platform project at Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli reached 86 percent progress milestone, Trend reports via bp.
ACE platform jacket subsea structures and spools fabrication is currently 94 percent complete.
The ACE platform topsides unit and drilling facilities fabrication and commissioning activities continued at the fabrication yard in Bibi-Heybat. The construction and commissioning works are now in the final stages and expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2023.
Once fully completed and operationally tested, the topsides unit will be loaded out onto the transportation barge STB-1, transported to the ACG field and installed onto the jacket.
The subsea oil pipeline isolation tool was launched and the works to isolate the pipeline topsides were also completed in the first quarter. The diving support vessel completed the tie-in of the existing 30” spool, while the Citadel vessel commenced the isolation tool reversal activity.
Offshore construction works for the Central Azeri platform telecom modifications for ACE also commenced in the first quarter.
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