Malampaya Natural Gas Field
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Summary Information
- Operator: Shell
- Country: Philippines
- Location: 80km off the coast of Palawan Island
- Production start: 2001
- Partners: Chevron Malampaya - 45% and Philippine National Oil Company - 10%
- Type: Gas & Condensate
- Estimated Reserves: 2.5 to 4.5 TCF (Trillion Cubic Feet)
- Production Volume:
Description
- Malampaya Natural Gas Field is the largest hydrocarbon resource in The Philippines
- At an installation weight of 11,500 tonnes, the Malampaya topsides was the largest integrated deck ever installed in Asia Pacific
- The integrated offshore processing facility is located in 43 meter water depth with subsea wells located in 850 meters of water
- The Malampaya project is in its third phase which encompasses the new installation of a depletion compression platform which will be completed by 2015
Contractors
- Brown & Root: Platform Fabrication
- KBR: Engineer, procure, fabricate, install and commission an offshore gas processing facility
- INTECSEA: pipeline conceptual engineering and final pipeline route selection
- Phase 3:
- Fluor Engineering and procurement for the new depletion compression platform as well as modifications required on the shallow water platform
- Keppel: Depletion Compression Platform (DCP)
History
- 1980 - The Camago structure was discovered in the area of petroleum service contract 38 (SC 38) by Occidental Petroleum
- 1990 - Shell acquired 50% of the concession
- 1995 - After comprehensive studies, it was concluded that the gas field presented an opportunity for commercial gas development
- 1998 - Joint Declaration of Commerciality was signed by SPEX, OXY and the DOE
- 1999 - Texaco acquired 45 percent of Shell’s wholly-owned interest in the project
- 2000 - Shell closed a 10% farm-in agreement with the Philippines National Oil Company-Exploration Corporation (PNOC-EC)
- 2000 - The pipe-lay vessel known as the Solitaire, laid the Malampaya pipeline’s final section on the seabed
- 2001 - The field started commercial production
- 2011 - Shell & Fluor launch phase 3 of the project
- 2012 - Fluor awarded EPC Contract for phase 3
Geology
Links
- Project Website
- Malampaya: A Decade of Powering a Nation
- Malampaya Condensate
- Fiberbond Offshore Platform References
- Fluor and Shell Hold Project Kickoff Ceremony for Malampaya Project in the Philippines
- Shell Malampaya Pipeline Project, Intecsea
- Malampaya Topsides Installed in the South China Sea; Largest Integrated Deck In Asia Pacific
- MALAMPAYA DEEP WATER GAS TO POWER PROJECT
- Fluor Captures EPC Contract for Malampaya Deep Water Gas-to-Power Project in the Philippines
- Keppel’s overseas yards secure contracts worth S$160 million
- Keppel Subic Shipyard starts construction works for offshore platform
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