Sakhalin 1 Oil and Gas Fields

Summary Information

• Operator: Exxon
• Country: Russia
• Location: Sakhalin Island
• Production start: 2005
• Partners:
• Type: Oil / Gas
• Estimated Reserves: 2.3 billion barrels (307 million tons) of oil and 17 trillion cubic feet (485 billion cubic meters) of natural gas
• Production Volume:

Description

• The Sakhalin-1 project includes the phased development of the Chayvo, Odoptu and Arkutun-Dagi fields, with an estimated total resource of 2.3 billion barrels (307 million tons) of oil and 17 trillion cubic feet (485 billion cubic meters) of natural gas. The Chayvo field, which was the initial phase of the Sakhalin-1 project, began production in 2005.
• Arkutun-Dagi is to be produced using a Gravity Based Structure

Contractors

• **ABB:** Engineering and design, procurement of equipment and materials, and construction of onshore production and support facilities for three well sites
• **Fluor:** Engineering and procurement services for the oil and gas processing facility
• **VOSCF:** Gravity Based Structure (GBS) for the offshore platform Berkut
• **McDermott:** Pipeline installation of 24.5 km of 20-inch FWS pipeline, 22 km of 20- inch PWI pipeline and beach pull for Arkutun-Dagi
• **Sapurakencana:** Transportation of Arkutun-Dagi Temporary Living Quarters

History

• 2003 - Drilling started at the Chayvo field
• 2004 - Fluor awarded oil and gas processing facility contract
• 2005 - Production started at the Chayvo field
• 2009 - Fluor awarded contract for expanding Chayvo Onshore Processing Facility (OPF)
• 2010 - ExxonMobil Announces Odoptu Production Startup
• 2012 - Gravity Based Structure installed in the Arkutun Dagi field
• 2014 - Berkut drilling platform put into operation
• 2015 - Production started at the Arkutun-Dagi Field
• 2015 - One Millionth Ton of Oil from the Northern Tip of Chayvo Field

Links

1. Sakhalin 1, Website
2. McDermott Subsea References
3. Fluor to Provide Engineering and Procurement Services for Major Russian Oil & Gas Project
4. ABB wins US$ 987 million oil and gas order in Russia’s Far East
5. Fluor Secures Sakhalin-1 Chayvo Contract in Russia
6. ExxonMobil Announces Odoptu Production Startup at Sakhalin-1 Project in Russia
7. Gravity Based Structure placed for Sakhalin 1 Project in Russia
8. OVL Monitors Drilling Program At Sakhalin
9. Sapurakencana Petroleum Bags 5 New Contracts Worth Rm 1 Billion (US$312 Million)
10. The Berkut drilling platform put into operation
11. ExxonMobil Begins Production at the Sakhalin-1 Arkutun-Dagi Field
12. Rosneft Produced One Millionth Ton of Oil at the Northern Tip of Chayvo Field