Karachaganak Oil and Gas Field
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Summary Information
- Operator: ENI
- Country: Kazakhstan
- Location: Western Kazakhstan
- Production start:
- Partners: ENI SpA (29.25%), Shell plc (29.25%), Chevron (18%), Lukoil (13.5%) and KazMunaiGas (10%)
- Type: Oil / Gas
- Estimated Reserves: 5 bboe
- Production Volume: In 2010, production of the Karachaganak field averaged 228 kbbl/d of liquids and 812 mmcf/d of natural gas
Description
- Situated onshore in the western part of the country, Karachaganak is a giant onshore hydrocarbon deposit that produces oil, condensate and natural gas, with recoverable reserves estimated at 5 billion boe.
- The operations carried out by the Karachaganak Petroleum Operating BV (KPO) consortium are regulated by a 40-year Production Sharing Agreement that expires in 2037.
- Oil is exported via the Caspian Pipeline Consortium Oil Pipeline
- Some of the gas is re-injected and some sold to Gazprom in Russia. It is transported by the Karachaganak Orenburg Transportation System (KOTS) and is processed at the Orenburg Gas Processing Plant which is 130 kilometers away.
- The KPC Gas De-bottlenecking (KGDBN) project aimed at increasing the overall KPC gas processing by expanding the gas handling capacity
- In addition, the 4th Gas Reinjection Compressor (4IC) project increased the annual daily average volume of gas re-injected into the reservoir and to improve reservoir pressure support and the 5th Trunkline and Gas Reinjection Wells Projects upgrades the injection network capacity downstream of Unit 2 through installation of a new trunk line, and drilling and completion of new gas injection wells.
Contractors
- Saipem: Civil works, infrastructures and mechanical works related to a production unit and gas re-injection facilities, a process plant and a 635 km x 24” pipeline with pumping station and terminal
- Punj Lloyd: Karachaganak-Uralsk Gas Pipeline
- Petrofac: Karachaganak 4th stabilisation and sweetening train
- Engineering services contract
- Detailed engineering, procurement, construction management and commissioning support
- Phase III
- Petrofac: Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) study
History
- 1979 - Karachaganak Oil And Gas Field discovered
- 1997 - Final Production Sharing Agreement signed
- 2003 - First liquids from new Karachaganak facilities
- 2004 - Phase II Karachaganak development completed
- 2004 - First exports via Novorossiysk on the Black Sea
- 2006 - Oil exports commenced via the Atyrau Samara Oil Pipeline
- 2011 - the Karachaganak Petroleum Operating B.V consortium signed an agreement with the Republic of Kazakhstan for entry of the national oil company KazMunaiGaz (KMG) into the consortium
- 2015 - Gas sales agreement with Gazprom extended until 2038
- 2015 - Shell becomes a partner after acquiring BG Group
- 2018 - Karachaganak Gas Debottlenecking (KGDBN) Project launched
- 2021 - Karachaganak Gas Debottlenecking (KGDBN) Project completed
- 2022 - 4th Gas Reinjection Compressor project completed
- 2024 - KPO signs agreement with Technip energies to further develop the field
Geology
Other Information
- Approximately two-thirds of the liquids produced are stabilised at the Karachaganak Processing Complex (KPC) – with a capacity of over 150,000 barrels/day – before they are sent to western markets through the Caspian Pipeline Consortium Oil Pipeline and, since 2006, also through the Atyrau-Samara pipeline, which is connected to the Russian export system. The non-stabilised liquids and the gas that is not re-injected into the deposits are sold on the local Russian market through the Orenburg terminal.
Links
- KazMunaiGas, Karashaganak
- ENI, Kazakhstan
- BG Group Kazakhstan
- Punj Lloyd Pipeline References
- Saipem Gas And Oil Production And Treating Facilities References
- Sicim Pipeline References
- LUKOIL Signs Production-sharing Agreement on Karachaganak Field in Kazakhstan
- BG Group announces first lifting of Karachaganak oil
- Agreement on Karachaganak completed with Republic of Kazakhstan
- A new important acquisition for Saipem’s Onshore Construction in Kazakhstan
- Petrofac Secures Additional Karachaganak Award
- Petrofac Wins Contract in Kazakhstan with Karachaganak Award
- Award of Karachaganak Phase III Feed
- Maintenance contract at Karachaganak field awarded to Dietsmann consortium
- Sales and purchase contract for gas from Karachaganakskoye gas and condensate field extended till 2038
- Recommended cash and share offer for BG Group by Royal Dutch Shell
- The Karachaganak Gas Debottlenecking Project has been completed
- Technip Energies and KPSP sign a long-term services agreement with KPO for the development of the Karachaganak field in Kazakhstan