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First oil at Bertam for Lundin and Petronas
By Marie RYAN
China National Offshore Oil Corpo- Lundin Petroleum president and chief
ratThe joint venture between Swed- executive Ashley Heppenstall said Ber- 75 metres of water.
ish-based Lundin Petroleum and tam was the first development project Bertam’s subsurface development
national oil company Petronas Carigali in Malaysia, and as such were very includes 14 horizontal wells completed
have announced first oil from the Ber- pleased to have achieved first oil safely, with electric submersible pumps.
tam oil field offshore Malaysia, marking on schedule and within budget.
Lundin’s third project to come into “The Bertam project is an excellent ex- The wellhead platform and upgrade and
production in the past four months. ample of how fast-track projects can be life extension work on the FPSO was
Commercial production began using developed through close collaboration completed in less than 18 months from
four pre-drilled development wells in between ourselves, Petronas Carigali, approval and first oil from the Bertam
Block PM307 located on the eastern Petronas and our contractors,” Mr Hep- field commenced in April, the Ber-
side of the Peninsular Malaysia. penstall said. tam field is estimated to contain gross
reserves of 18.4 MMboe. §
Lundin Malaysia is the operator with The project began when Lundin ac- Malaysian drilling operations.
a 75 per cent working interest and quired PM307 in 2011 completing the Image courtesy of Lundin Petroleum
Petronas Carigali is a partner with the Bertam-2 appraisal well the following
remaining 25 per cent working interest. year, the approval of the US$400 mil-
The final production wells will be lion Bertam Field Development Plan
drilled and put on stream throughout by Petronas in late 2013 marked the
this year, reaching an expected peak beginning of construction on a 20 slot
production of 15,000 barrels of oil per wellhead platform to operate next to
day by the fourth quarter. a spread-moored floating production
storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) in
Petronas celebrates safety milestone ByMarieRYAN
Petronas achieved significant milestone held to ensure that PFLNG 1 becomes country’s remote and stranded fields,
in the development of its first Floating the world’s first floating LNG facility in which had been deemed uneconomical
LNG facility by achieving 12 million operation”, he added. to develop conventionally and to help
man hours without any Lost Time Inju- The Floating LNG facility will be meet the growing demand for gas.
ry (LTI) since the project commenced moored in Kanowit gas field, locat- Present at the HSE day were Petronas’
in March 2012. ed 180 kilometres offshore Sarawak, Vice President of Global LNG Projects,
To commemorate this achievement, a Malaysia and will produce 1.2 million Adnan Zainol Abidin; PFLNG 1 Project
Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) tonnes of LNG per year. Director, Hamzah Ahmad; Daewoo’s
Day was held at the Daewoo Shipbuild- It will play a significant role in Petronas’ Vice President of HSE Operation, Mr
ing & Marine Engineering (DSME) efforts to unlock the gas reserves in the HK Seo; and Technip’s Chairman &
shipyard in Okpo, South Korea, in April Senior Vice-President of Malaysia &
which also aimed to intensify the safety Brunei, Syed Feizal Syed Mohammad. §
culture among individuals involved in
the project.
Petronas’ Vice President & Venture A Petronas worker
Director of Domestic LNG Projects, offshore.
Datuk Abdullah Karim said, “We would Image courtesy of
like to thank each and every person Petronas
involved in the project for their perse-
verance and dedication to achieve this
remarkable milestone.”
“Safety is an essential and integral as-
pect of our business which needs to be
observed and implemented by all of us.
This principle must continuously be up-
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First oil at Bertam for Lundin and Petronas
By Marie RYAN
China National Offshore Oil Corpo- Lundin Petroleum president and chief
ratThe joint venture between Swed- executive Ashley Heppenstall said Ber- 75 metres of water.
ish-based Lundin Petroleum and tam was the first development project Bertam’s subsurface development
national oil company Petronas Carigali in Malaysia, and as such were very includes 14 horizontal wells completed
have announced first oil from the Ber- pleased to have achieved first oil safely, with electric submersible pumps.
tam oil field offshore Malaysia, marking on schedule and within budget.
Lundin’s third project to come into “The Bertam project is an excellent ex- The wellhead platform and upgrade and
production in the past four months. ample of how fast-track projects can be life extension work on the FPSO was
Commercial production began using developed through close collaboration completed in less than 18 months from
four pre-drilled development wells in between ourselves, Petronas Carigali, approval and first oil from the Bertam
Block PM307 located on the eastern Petronas and our contractors,” Mr Hep- field commenced in April, the Ber-
side of the Peninsular Malaysia. penstall said. tam field is estimated to contain gross
reserves of 18.4 MMboe. §
Lundin Malaysia is the operator with The project began when Lundin ac- Malaysian drilling operations.
a 75 per cent working interest and quired PM307 in 2011 completing the Image courtesy of Lundin Petroleum
Petronas Carigali is a partner with the Bertam-2 appraisal well the following
remaining 25 per cent working interest. year, the approval of the US$400 mil-
The final production wells will be lion Bertam Field Development Plan
drilled and put on stream throughout by Petronas in late 2013 marked the
this year, reaching an expected peak beginning of construction on a 20 slot
production of 15,000 barrels of oil per wellhead platform to operate next to
day by the fourth quarter. a spread-moored floating production
storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) in
Petronas celebrates safety milestone ByMarieRYAN
Petronas achieved significant milestone held to ensure that PFLNG 1 becomes country’s remote and stranded fields,
in the development of its first Floating the world’s first floating LNG facility in which had been deemed uneconomical
LNG facility by achieving 12 million operation”, he added. to develop conventionally and to help
man hours without any Lost Time Inju- The Floating LNG facility will be meet the growing demand for gas.
ry (LTI) since the project commenced moored in Kanowit gas field, locat- Present at the HSE day were Petronas’
in March 2012. ed 180 kilometres offshore Sarawak, Vice President of Global LNG Projects,
To commemorate this achievement, a Malaysia and will produce 1.2 million Adnan Zainol Abidin; PFLNG 1 Project
Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) tonnes of LNG per year. Director, Hamzah Ahmad; Daewoo’s
Day was held at the Daewoo Shipbuild- It will play a significant role in Petronas’ Vice President of HSE Operation, Mr
ing & Marine Engineering (DSME) efforts to unlock the gas reserves in the HK Seo; and Technip’s Chairman &
shipyard in Okpo, South Korea, in April Senior Vice-President of Malaysia &
which also aimed to intensify the safety Brunei, Syed Feizal Syed Mohammad. §
culture among individuals involved in
the project.
Petronas’ Vice President & Venture A Petronas worker
Director of Domestic LNG Projects, offshore.
Datuk Abdullah Karim said, “We would Image courtesy of
like to thank each and every person Petronas
involved in the project for their perse-
verance and dedication to achieve this
remarkable milestone.”
“Safety is an essential and integral as-
pect of our business which needs to be
observed and implemented by all of us.
This principle must continuously be up-
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