Bouri Oil and Gas Field

Summary Information

• Operator: ENI
• Country: Libya
• Location: Block NC 41, which is located 70 miles (120 km) from the Libyan coastline
• Production start: 1988
• Partners:
• Type: Oil & Gas
• Estimated Reserves:
• Production Volume:

+++ Description

• The Bouri field is part of Block NC 41, which is located 70 miles (120 km) from the Libyan coastline in the Mediterranean Sea. The block contains three known reservoirs, one oil reservoir and two gas reservoirs.
• The block is served by two production platforms: DP4 and DP3. The latter is tied back to the DP4 located 4 miles (6.5 km) northeast.
• The DP4 platform is permanently moored to the Sloug FSO tanker at a single point.
• The field is being redeveloped and the FSO is to be replaced with a new vessel, the Gaza FSO

+++ Contractors

• **FMC Technologies:**
  • Seven horizontal 5,000 psi subsea trees
  • Integral protection structures for trees
  • Conversion kits to existing wellheads
  • Electro-hydraulic subsea controls
  • Workover control system
  • Underwater safety valves and control umbilical
  • Topside production controls system
  • Subsea tree and tubing hanger installation tools
  • ROV intervention tools
  • System integration testing, installation assistance, service and maintenance
• **HHI:** Topside modules
• **Saipem:**
  • EPIC - Platform
  • Debottlenecking of Bouri Production Facilities Conceptual Study
  • Bouri Field removal of rig A and enhancement of rig B on DP4 platform - Basic and Detail Engineering
• **BiFab:** EPC - Manifold
• **Global Maritime:** Warranty surveyor for installation of flexible pipelines
• **Rosetti Marino:** DP3/DP4 modification & revamping project - Engineering, Procurement, Fabrication, Transportation & Delivery, Off-shore Installation, Testing, Precommissioning, Commissioning & Assistance to the Company during Start-up

++++ Field Renewal Project

• **First Subsea:** Diverless bend stiffener connectors for risers and umbilicals

+++ History

• 1976 - Bouri Oil And Gas Field discovered
• 1988 - First oil produced
• 1997 - FMC awarded subsea contract
• 1995 - HHI awarded topsides modules contract

+++ Geology

+++ Links

1. ENI (Agip) Bouri, FMC
2. Eni Field Trip Libya
3. Saipem Fixed Offshore Production Facilities Project References
4. Saipem Fixed Offshore Production Facilities Engineering Refe
5. BiFab Subsea References
6. Rosetti Marino Platform References
7. Global Maritime Pipeline References
8. First Subsea Riser Connectors for Gaza FSO