Р'Р Azerbaijan, operator of the Shah Deniz gas condensate field development project, is completing tests of offshore pipelines and equipment at Sangachal Terminal in late August, Trend reports with reference to BP. Upon completion of these operations, SCP hydro testing in Georgia will go on.
Commissioning operations on Platform TPG 500 intended for gas production are also about to be completed. All the operations are being performed according to schedule and will be completed by mid-September 2006.
Platform TPG 500 is a jack-up comprising drilling, production and living quarters for 120 people. Its total weight is 32k ton (topside 22k ton and supports 10k ton). The platform drilling equipment allows drilling of over 7,000m with designed deviation over 3,000m. Its production units enable treating nearly 1bn sq feet (28.5mln m3) gas and 60 bbl (8k ton) of condensate a day. Gas and gas condensate from the field will be transferred to Sangachal Terminal using offshore pipelines.