Curtis Williams
OGJ Correspondent
PORT OF SPAIN, Nov. 3 -- BP Trinidad & Tobago (BPTT) has started its first natural gas production from Savonette field off Trinidad and Tobago.
Savonette lies in 290 ft of water about 50 miles southeast of Trinidad and Tobago in the prolific Columbus basin. BPTT holds a 100% interest in the field.
Production from the platform is tied into BPTT’s Mahogany B platform via a 26-in., 5.3-mile subsea pipeline, where the gas is processed and then exported into BPTT’s existing system. Gas from Savonette will supply Atlantic LNG's liquefaction plant for export as LNG to international markets, as well as the domestic market.
With Savonette, BPTT now has production from 12 offshore platforms.
Production from Savonette is expected to average 600 MMscfd of gas, plus associated condensate, from four wells. Savonette production will contribute to maintaining BPTT’s total production level at more than 450,000 boe/d.
The Savonette platform was installed in February and is the fourth in a series of normally unmanned installations designed and constructed in Trinidad using a standardized ‘clone’ concept. The 1,898-tonne jacket and the 871-tonne topsides were built at the Trinidad Offshore Fabricators yard in La Brea, South Trinidad.
BPTT Chairman and Chief Executive Robert Riley said, “Since completing the Cannonball platform in 2005, in just four years, BPTT has designed and constructed three further platforms right here in Trinidad and commenced production from each—Mango, Cashima, and now Savonette.”
The Savonette platform project was sanctioned on Apr. 4, 2008, and is a clone of the Cannonball, Mango, and Cashima platforms.
It has a designed capacity to accommodate as much as 1 bcfd of gas, but will produce 600 MMscfd.
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