Egret completed soon
By Liza Mohd

Sea Horizon lowering the jacket

Awg Shari bin Ahmad (right), Egret project manager and contract holder, viewing the project's development

With the near completion of the Egret project northeast of Brunei Shell Petroleum Fairley field, the country's gas production will increase. The Egret project, specially targeted at gas production, is aiming at 'first gas' by August 2003.

The major progress of the project over the past few weeks were the sailing and installation of the Egret jacket, stated Awg Shari bin Ahmad, Egret project leader and contract holder, from BSP's West Engineering Department.

The jacket had sailed along Kuala Belait River on May 5 and three days later was lowered to its location. Piling work to secure the jacket to its location had been completed and is expected to receive the topside (deck and equipment) Parents discussing the progress of their children with the teachers. Pix by Abu Bakar by early next week.

The project aims to commission the platform by mid-June when drilling can commence.

The produced gas will be gathered at a new platform, EGDP01, transported by a new pipeline to Ampa 6, and transferred to Brunei LNG plant at Lumut (BLNG).

'Sea Horizon', a heavy lift and pipeline lay barge and contracted via BSP Service Campaign Operations, SCO, laid the 25 km x 20-inch pipeline.

A local company, TEB, supported by Technip Far East's headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, conducted the engineering work.

Construction was done by Adinin Works Engineering (AWE), a wholly owned Brunei construction company, which fabrication of the jacket (substructure) and topside (deck and equipment), were conducted in Brunei Shell Petroleum's construction yard in Kuala Belait.

Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin