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Summary Information
- Operator: BG Group
- Country: Tunisia
- Location:
- Production start: 1996
- Partners: 100% BG Group
- Type: Gas
- Estimated Reserves:
- Production Volume:
Description
- The Miskar Gas Field is located in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Tunisia. It lies in 62m of water approximately 125km offshore in the Gulf of Gabes.
- The development project included a drilling and production platform linked to an onshore terminal.
- A 24-inch export pipeline transmits gas and condensate under wellhead pressure the BG Group-operated Hannibal plant and sold into the Tunisian gas system.
Contractors
- Penspen: Detailed Design
- Seaway Heavy Lifting: Installation of the Miskar A platform
- Acergy: Installation, tie-in and commissioning of two 3 kilometre 10 inch diameter pipelines, together with a well control umbilical and riser, to tie back three subsea wells to the Miskar A platform
- Saipem: Pipeline installation
- Aker Kvaerner: Two glycol regeneration systems
- Rosetti Marino: Construction Engineering, Partial Procurement, Fabrication. Onshore Construction, Onshore Commissioning, Load-out, Seafastening, Transport and Tow for ​Miskar Compression Module
History
- 1996 - Production begins at the field
- 1997 - Inauguration by the President
- 2002 - BG Tunisia awards contract to Bechtel for offshore compression
- 2006 - Acergy awarded pipeline contract
Geology
Links
- Oil And Gas Concessions In Tunisia
- Seaway Heavy Lifting Oil And Gas References
- Penspen Offshore And Platform References
- Saipem Africa Pipeline References
- Rosetti Marino Platform References
- BG Group Tunisia
- Miskar Gas Field Inaugurated by Tunisian President
- BG Tunisia awards major contract for offshore compression
- Acergy S.A. Awarded $65 million Contract in Tunisia
- Aker Kvaerner awarded process systems contracts