Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL) has issued a letter of award to McDermott International Inc. for subsea development of deepwater R-Cluster natural gas fields on Block KG D6 offshore eastern India (OGJ Online, Oct. 5, 2017).
The development, also called R-Series, is the first of three RIL plans in an integrated program that will bring gas production on stream in phases to 1 bcfd from 3 tcf of reserves during 2020-22, according to partner BP PLC.
R-Cluster production, to be tied back to the existing KG D6 control and riser platform, will start in 2020, reaching 425 MMcfd of dry gas.
McDermott will provide engineering, procurement, installation, and precommissioning of subsea flowlines, vent lines, and a pipeline-end manifold for connection with six subsea wells in as much as 6,890 ft of water. The work includes in-field pipelines, a monoethylene glycol line, pipeline-end terminals, jumpers, risers, an umbilicals system, and modification of the control and riser platform.
RIL, operator with a 60% interest in KG D6, said recently it plans to apply for approvals for the other developments in the project, designated MJ and Satellite, next year.
According to BP, which has a 30% interest, investment in the integrated program will reach $6 billion.
Niko Resources Ltd., Calgary, holds the other 10% interest in the block.
