Al Shaheen Oil Field

Summary Information

• Operator: Total
• Country: Qatar
• Location: Block 5, Offshore
• Production start: 1994
• Partners: QatarEnergy 70%, Total 30%
• Type: Oil: Al Shaheen Crude Oil
• Estimated Reserves:
• Production Volume: 300,000 barrels a day

Description

• A large offshore oil field. Associated gas is piped to Qatar Petroleum onshore gas complexes
• The FSO Africa and FSO Asia are used to store the crude oil
• Knock Nevis FSO was previously used prior to 2009
• The phase three development project will add 100,000 bpd of capacity by 2027

Contractors

• Euronav: Supply of FSO Africa & Asia
• Dubai DDW: FSO conversions
• Hyundai Heavy Industries:
• Aker Solutions:
  • Installation of oil separation plant
  • Offloading systems for the FSO's
• SLP Engineering: Package 12 (BF, CF, EF, GC Platforms and Bridges BC-BF, CC-CF, EC-EF)
• Larsen & Toubro:
  • HB Flare Platform
  • Two new offshore platform top-sides, a flare platform and interconnecting bridge
• Seaway Heavy Lifting:
  • Installation HB Flare Platform
  • Installation of Package 12 (BF, CF, EF, GC Platforms and Bridges BC-BF, CC-CF, EC-EF)

Phase 3 (Ruya)

• McDermott and Qingdao: EPC package for 9 wellhead platforms
• McDermott and Hyundai Heavy Industries: EPC package for a Central Processing Platform
• Larsen & Toubro: EPC package for a riser platform
• China Offshore Oil Engineering Co (COOEC): EPC package for subsea pipelines and cables

History

• 1992 - Maersk Oil signed an Exploration & Production Sharing Agreement (EPSA) with Qatar Petroleum to develop the field
• 1994 - Oil production from the field commenced initially from temporary offshore facilities
• 1998 - these were supplemented by permanent production facilities at three locations
• 2001 - New field development plan
• 2004 - The facilities were expanded with three additional platform locations
• 2005 - Qatar Petroleum and Maersk Oil Qatar Agree on Further Development
• 2006 - Al-Shaheen Oil Field Gas Recovery and Utilization Project launched
• 2010 - FSO Asia delivered
• 2010 - The field produces its 1 Billionth barrel of oil
• 2010 - Contract signed for FSO Africa
• 2017 - Total became a partner by acquiring Maersk
• 2024 - Contracts awarded for phase 3

Links

1. Aker Solutions Oil And Gas Processing References
2. Aker FPSO Pusnes Offloading Systems
3. Jotun Platform References
4. Seaway Heavy Lifting Oil And Gas References
5. Hyundai Heavy Industries Platform References
6. International Protective Coatings Floating Platform Referenc
7. Bluewater Calm Buoy Mooring References
8. Maersk Oil, Qatar
9. Qatar Petroleum and Maersk Oil Qatar Agree on Further Development
10. L&T wins order for largest export project
11. Maersk Oil production in Qatar reaches billionth barrel
12. Delivery FSO Asia
13. FSO Africa contract
14. Al-Shaheen Oil Field Gas Recovery and Utilization Project
15. Total acquires Maersk Oil for $7.45 billion in a share and debt transaction
16. Qatarenergy Announces The Award Of $6 Billion EPC Contracts To Increase Oil Production By About 100,000 Bpd From Al-Shaheen Oil Field