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Баку/11.10.22/Turan: JOCAP (Joint Operating Company Absheron Petroleum B.V.) announced that it is completes the offshore installation of the Absheron EPS modules. The three modules of the future Absheron platform were constructed onshore at the BOS Shelf yard; from where they were lifted onto the transportation barges by the DBA (Azerbaijan crane vessel). The three modules were successfully installed offshore on 17th September onto the jacket where they will need to be connected the existing Azneft PU facilities at the Oil Rocks.
“The completion of the modules fabrication onshore and their installation offshore are significant steps in the overall Absheron EPS project development,” said JOCAP Managing Director Lionel Thomas. “I would like to thank all personnel who contributed to the success of this stage. From now on, JOCAP will focus its efforts on the major offshore operations to safely deliver the first gas from Absheron field within schedule.”
JOCAP is a non-profit Joint Operating Company established and equally owned by partners SOCAR Absheron 50% and TotalEnergies EP Absheron B.V. 50% for the development and production of the Absheron offshore block. The Absheron block is located offshore Azerbaijan in the Caspian Sea, about 100km south east of Baku, 25km north east of Shah Deniz field and 33km south of Oil Rocks production and processing facilities, at the water depth of 500m. The Absheron EPS project, operated by JOCAP, consists of a single well (ABD-001) connected to SOCAR operated Oil Rocks facilities.
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