Culzean Topsides Facilities Installed Ahead of Schedule
Wednesday 11 July 2018
The Culzean Field Development has reached a major milestone this week as all topsides facility items were successfully installed ahead of schedule by the world’s largest operating heavy lift vessel, SSCV Thialf.
Work on the topsides facilities began in 2015 and took around 33 months to complete, including design and fabrication. The facilities were built by Sembcorp Marine Offshore Platforms in their Singapore and UK yards on behalf of Total E&P UK, the field operator and joint venture owners BP and JX Nippon, and comprises a Well-head Platform (WHP), Central Processing Facility (CPF), Utilities and Living Quarters (ULQ), flare stack, gas compression module, power generation module and bridge links.
Approximately 650 people will be working in the field during HUC activities and as the project moves into the final phase towards first gas.
First gas from the Culzean Field is expected in summer 2019 and the field is projected to deliver up to 5% of the total UK gas consumption when production is at plateau in 2020.