Malampaya Natural Gas Field

Summary Information

• Operator: Shell
• Country: Philippines
• Location: 80km off the coast of Palawan Island
• Production start: 2001
• Partners: Chevron Malampaya - 45% and Philippine National Oil Company - 10%
• Type: Gas & Condensate
• Estimated Reserves: 2.5 to 4.5 TCF (Trillion Cubic Feet)
• Production Volume:

+++ Description

• Malampaya Natural Gas Field is the largest hydrocarbon resource in The Philippines
• At an installation weight of 11,500 tonnes, the Malampaya topsides was the largest integrated deck ever installed in Asia Pacific
• The integrated offshore processing facility is located in 43 meter water depth with subsea wells located in 850 meters of water
• The Malampaya project is in its third phase which encompasses the new installation of a depletion compression platform which will be completed by 2015

+++ Contractors

• **Brown & Root:** Platform Fabrication
• **KBR:** Engineer, procure, fabricate, install and commission an offshore gas processing facility
• **INTECSEA:** pipeline conceptual engineering and final pipeline route selection
• //**Phase 3:**//
  • **Fluor** Engineering and procurement for the new depletion compression platform as well as modifications required on the shallow water platform
  • **Keppel:** Depletion Compression Platform (DCP)

+++ History

• 1980 - The Camago structure was discovered in the area of petroleum service contract 38 (SC 38) by Occidental Petroleum
• 1990 - Shell acquired 50% of the concession
• 1995 - After comprehensive studies, it was concluded that the gas field presented an opportunity for commercial gas development
• 1998 - Joint Declaration of Commerciality was signed by SPEX, OXY and the DOE
• 1999 - Texaco acquired 45 percent of Shell’s wholly-owned interest in the project
• 2000 - Shell closed a 10% farm-in agreement with the Philippines National Oil Company-Exploration Corporation (PNOC-EC)
• 2000 - The pipe-lay vessel known as the Solitaire, laid the Malampaya pipeline’s final section on the seabed
• 2001 - The field started commercial production
• 2011 - Shell & Fluor launch phase 3 of the project
• 2012 - Fluor awarded EPC Contract for phase 3

+++ Geology

+++ Links

1. Project Website
2. Malampaya: A Decade of Powering a Nation
3. Malampaya Condensate
4. [[[Fiberbond Offshore Platform References]]]
5. Fluor and Shell Hold Project Kickoff Ceremony for Malampaya Project in the Philippines
6. Shell Malampaya Pipeline Project, Intecsea
7. Malampaya Topsides Installed in the South China Sea; Largest Integrated Deck In Asia Pacific
8. MALAMPAYA DEEP WATER GAS TO POWER PROJECT
9. Fluor Captures EPC Contract for Malampaya Deep Water Gas-to-Power Project in the Philippines
10. Keppel’s overseas yards secure contracts worth S$160 million
11. Keppel Subic Shipyard starts construction works for offshore platform