| Danial Norjidi |
BRUNEI Shell Petroleum Company Sdn Bhd (BSP) recently completed a new onshore Darat Gas Project three months ahead of schedule.
This is a significant milestone in the further development of this mature onshore asset which has still large potential based on our current subsurface studies incorporating the latest 3D seismic results acquired recently.
The gas will be piped offshore to the AMPA09 gas processing platform and exported to Brunei LNG plant in Lumut.
“Darat Gas is expected to supply around five per cent of Brunei LNG’s feedstock in coming years – it is a major step towards growing our gas production from onshore fields,” said Darat Asset Manager Norsalina Wati binti Haji Abidin.
This project incorporates the results of the state of the art Rasau 3D Seismic Survey, acquired in 2015 to provide a good assessment of the complex geology of the field.
The project is expected to produce up to two million m3 per day of gas through a new gas processing facility located near the existing Rasau production station.
Strong coordination and meticulous preparation across teams in BSP and business partners – as well as engagements with the local community – helped make it possible to produce first gas earlier than planned.
In total around 300 BSP staff and contractors worked on the project.
“We are really grateful for the cooperation from the residents of Kampong Sungai Teraban and government agencies in Belait District who have been supportive from day one of the project but also the day to day operations in Rasau,” said Senior External Relations Advisor at the BSP Suffian Zainal.