Iwaki Gas Field

Summary Information

• Operator: Exxon
• Country: Japan
• Location: 40km east of Naraha Cho, Fukushima Prefecture
• Production start: 1983
• Partners:
• Type: Gas
• Estimated Reserves:
• Production Volume:

+++ Description

• The Iwaki Platform consists of a steel jacket structure, topside drilling and production modules and a 12” diameter pipeline for transporting gas from the field to the onshore gas treating plant, in Naraha Cho.

+++ Contractors

• **HHI:** Conductor Pile
• **FoundOcean:** Stabilisation of Iwaki pipeline
• **SapuraAcergy:** Decommissioning

+++ History

• 1973 - Iwaki Gas field was discovered
• 1983 - Production started
• 2007 - Production ceased
• 2009 - Decommissioning project launched

+++ Geology

+++ Links

1. Hyundai Heavy Industries Platform References
2. FoundOcean Subsea References
3. Sapuracrest Joint Venture Clinches Rm220m Job In Japan