Р'Р Azerbaijan, an operator of the Shah Denis gas field development project, has concluded test fulfillment of the South Caucasus Pipeline under the project till the border with Turkey, Trend ahs been informed at the company.
At present the entire section of the pipeline from Azerbaijan to the Georgian-Turkish border has been fulfilled with technical gas. Transportation and Installation of the TPG 500 platform over the pre-drill template, hook up and commissioning activities have continued on schedule, and the project remains on target to achieve First Gas from Shah Deniz at the end of September.
The TPG-500 platform is a large jack-up comprising drilling, production and accommodation for 120 personnel with a total weight of 32,000 tonnes (topsides 22,000 tonnes, legs and foundations 10,000 tonnes). The platform's drilling facilities are capable of drilling wells with a length of over 7 km and with an outreach of more than 3 km, while its production facilities are capable of processing approximately 1 billion cubic feet (28.5 million cm) of gas and 60 thousand barrels (8000 tonnes) of condensate per day. Gas and condensate from the field will be transported via sub sea pipelines to the Sangachal terminal.