Kebabangan Oil and Gas Field

Summary Information

• Operator: Conocophillips
• Country: Malaysia
• Location: Off the northwest coast of Sabah
• Production start: 2014
• Partners: Petronas, Shell
• Type: Oil & Gas
• Estimated Reserves:
• Production Volume:

+++ Description

• The gas fields in the Kebabangan Cluster — comprising the **Kebabangan**, **Kamunsu East**, **Kamunsu East Upthrown** and **Kamunsu East Upthrown Canyon** — are located about 130 kilometres offshore Sabah
• The KBB facility comprises single integrated drilling, oil and gas production, utilities and quarters (PDUQ) topsides mounted on a fixed 8-leg jacket in 142m of water.
• Gas is supplied to the Malaysia Satu FLNG Terminal
• Production from the field will initially utilize six wells with gas exported via pipeline to the Sabah Oil and Gas Terminal
• The Malikai Oil And Gas Field is tied back to the Kebabangan Platform
• The Kamansu East (KME) field is being developed as a satellite, with a 30km gas pipeline which runs from the KME field in 750 meters of water to the Kebabangan platform

+++ Contractors

• **Aker Solutions:** Detailed design and engineering support through to the start up phase
• **SapuraKencana Petroleum Berhad:** Engineering, procurement, fabrication, inspection, testing and pre-commissoning, loadout and seafastening of the KBB Substructure - 8 legged Jacket for Kebabangan Northern Hub Development
• **MMHE:** Topsides fabrication
• **Wood Group:** Pipeline engineering and flow assurance engineering studies for Kamansu East (KME) field
• **BC Petrochemical:** Chemical Injection Skid

+++ History

• 1994 - The Kebabangan field was discovered
• 2002 - An appraisal well drilled which penetrated gas as well as an oil column
• 2005 - ConocoPhillips Signs a Production Sharing Contract
• 2010 - Aker Solutions awarded Detailed Engineering
• 2014 - First Gas Produced
• 2019 - Malaysia Satu FLNG Terminal was reloctaed to the field

+++ Geology

Links

1. Anggerik Laksana Platform References
2. SapuraKencana Platform References
3. BC Petrochemical Oil And Gas Processing References
4. ConocoPhillips Signs a Production Sharing Contract For Appraisal and Development Offshore Sabah, Malaysia
5. Petronas Awards Kebabangan Cluster PSC
6. Aker Solutions awarded contract for detailed design of Kebabangan Northern Hub development project
7. Provision Of Hook-Up And Commissioning Services For Kebabangan Northern Hub Development Project
8. Production Begins from the Kebabangan Gas Development in Malaysia
9. Wood Group secures KPOC pipeline contract