Sapphire Gas Field
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Summary Information
- Operator: BG Group
- Country: Egypt
- Location: 74 km from the Nile Delta shoreline
- Production start: 2005
- Partners:
- Type: Gas
- Estimated Reserves:
- Production Volume:
Description
- The Sapphire field is located 74 km from the Nile Delta shoreline, south west of the Simian field
- Consist of long distance subsea tiebacks between 8 subsea production wells located in water depths ranging from 300 m to 499 m, 2 inter-connected manifolds and a 26” export pipeline to be connected into the Scarab/Saffron facilities
- The field delivers gas to the ELNG Idco LNG Terminal
Contractors
- Technip: Long distance subsea tiebacks between 8 subsea production wells, 2 inter-connected manifolds and a 26” export pipeline
History
- 2000 - The first appraisal Sapphire-1 tested 35 million standard cubic feet of gas per day (mmscfd) and 1,100 barrels of condensate per day (bcpd)
- 2003 - Technip awarded subsea contract
- 2005 - First gas produced
Geology
Links
- New contract award in Egypt for the subsea development of the Sapphire offshore gas field
- Sapphire-3 Successful Appraisal Well
- BG International Announces Gas and Condensate Discovery Offshore Egypt
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