A subsidiary
of Shell Petroleum Development Company
Limited (SPDC), Shell Nigeria Exploration & Production Company Limited
(SNEPCo), has commenced turnaround maintenance at Bonga, executing statutory activities that will ensure continuous
optimum operations at the deep-water field which began producing in November
2005.
Production
from the field was shut down on March 4, 2017, and is expected to resume at the
conclusion of the exercise next month. The exercise will help ensure sustained
production and reduce unscheduled production deferments, as tools are
overhauled and obsolete ones replaced.
“This
is the fourth turnaround maintenance since Bonga began production,” said Managing Director SNEPCo, Bayo Ojulari, “The
exercise will help ensure sustained production and reduced unscheduled
production deferments. For the Bonga team, this is another opportunity to
excel, having won the ‘Asset of the Year’ Award 2016 in the Shell Group,
followed by runners-up in Norway and Malaysia. We are pleased that the award
recognised the continuing collaboration towards optimum production with a focus
on safety, cost and Nigerian content development which will be invaluable in
the maintenance work.”
The turnaround maintenance involves inspections, recertification, testing and repair of equipment as well as engineering upgrades with Nigerian companies and subsea professional playing key roles.
A major
focus is the Bonga floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel,
which is at the heart of Bonga operations. The Bonga FPSO has the capacity to
produce 225,000 barrels of oil and 150 million standard cubic feet of gas per
day. Bonga is Nigeria’s first deep-water development in depths of more than
1,000 metres, and is located 120km offshore Nigeria. (Guardian)
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