Offshore staff
HOUSTON – ONGC has produced first gas ahead of schedule from its block 98/2 subsea development in the Krishna Godavari basin, offshore eastern India.
According to project engineering contractor McDermott International, this is the country’s largest subsea project to date.
The company’s integrated package covered supply of all subsea production systems, including 26 deepwater trees, and the installation of subsea umbilicals, risers and flowlines over a range of water depths out to 4,265 ft (1,300 m).
Delivering early first gas (the contract was awarded in October 2018) involved tying back of a single well to the existing Vashishta facility. The water depth of 4,265 ft is the deepest of any ONGC operations offshore India, McDermott added.
Ian Prescott, senior vice president for Asia Pacific, said: “In line with the ‘Made in India’ approach for the 98/2 project, a substantial amount of engineering and project management has been led from McDermott's operations in Chennai.
“This local approach is a new initiative in the deepwater subsea space for McDermott. We look forward to continuing our work in the Bay of Bengal as we help ONGC meet India’s growing energy demands.”
04/01/2020
