Gas injection project set for Abu Dhabi offshore field

Feb. 25, 2002
Abu Dhabi Marine Operations Co. (ADMA-OPCO) awarded a major gas injection project to expand the output of Zakum oil field, one of its main fields off Abu Dhabi.

Abu Dhabi Marine Operations Co. (ADMA-OPCO) awarded a major gas injection project to expand the output of Zakum oil field, one of its main fields off Abu Dhabi.

The OPEC news service said the contract went to Halliburton KBR, formerly Kellogg Brown & Root, Houston.

Gas will be moved from its giant Umm Shaif field to the Zakum West Complex for injection.

ADMA-OPCO said the project of installing a 200-MMcfd compressor on the gas injection platform is one of the largest offshore operations in the company's history. "The operation is challenging and the compressor itself is one of a kind, due to its huge capacity," said Ayman al Makawi, project manager.

He added that gas from Umm Shaif would be compressed and delivered to an existing wellhead tower for injection. The multi-million dollar project, due for completion by 2004, includes a year of engineering, design, and procurement.

ADMA-OPCO indicates that the project was needed because of the declining reservoir pressure in the mature Zakum field.

ADMA-OPCO uses steel structures called super-complexes to produce crude from Zakum field.
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