Piltun-Astokhskoye Oil and Gas Field

Summary Information

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Also known as Sakhalin 2 Project
The Piltun Astokhskoye Oil And Gas Field is 15 km offshore, in 30 m water depth. It has two platforms, A & B
The Molikpaq platform (PA-A), was the first to be installed on the field
The Piltun-Astokhskoye-B (PA-B), the largest platform of the Sakhalin-2 project, is a drilling, processing and production platform
The platform topsides weigh over 28.000 tons
The field produces gas for the Sakhalin LNG Terminal

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**Aker Kvaerner:** Engineering, procurement, management and project services for platform substructure
**Samsung Heavy Industries:** Fully integrated deck construction including production and refinery facilities
**AMEC:**
- Detailed engineering, project management and construction support
- Construction of 1,600 kilometers of oil and gas pipeline
**Saipem:**
- Engineering, procurement, construction and installation of a pipeline system connecting the platform to the shore
- Transport and installation of platform topsides
**ABB Lummus Global:** Design and construction of two modules for the Molikpaq platform

+++ History

2000 - Shell acquired Marathon's stake in the field
2003 - SHI awarded platform contract
2003 - AMEC Awarded Detailed engineering, project management and construction support contract
2004 - Saipem awarded pipeline & installation contracts
2007 - Platform Topsides installed
2008 - Production started

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