Chevron lets FEED contract for Aphrodite project offshore Cyprus
Chevron Cyprus Ltd. has let a front‑end engineering design (FEED) and procurement services to Worley for the Aphrodite Field Development Project offshore Cyprus in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Worley will provide FEED engineering across the full Aphrodite field development, including a portion of the subsea systems, the floating production unit, the export gas pipeline, and onshore receiving infrastructure. Worley also will provide procurement services for Chevron Cyprus’ purchase of equipment associated with the floating production unit (FPU) and onshore infrastructure.
The contract builds on Worley’s pre‑FEED work for the same project.
Aphrodite is a deepwater field in Block 12 of the exclusive economic zone of Cyprus, 160 km south of Limassol and 30 km northwest of Leviathan field in 1,700 m of water. It is estimated to hold 4.5 tcf estimated recoverable reserves.
Natural gas from Aphrodite will initially be produced and processed through four production wells connected to an 800-MMcfd capacity FPU. Natural gas will be exported via pipeline to the Egyptian transmission system.
Chevron Cyprus Ltd. is operator at Aphrodite field with 35% interest. Partners are BG Cyprus Ltd. (35%) and NewMed Energy (30%).
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Alex Procyk is Upstream Editor at Oil & Gas Journal. He has also served as a principal technical professional at Halliburton and as a completion engineer at ConocoPhillips. He holds a BS in chemistry (1987) from Kent State University and a PhD in chemistry (1992) from Carnegie Mellon University. He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).