Project Details

NEWFIELD as Operator is developing Block PM323 offshore Peninsular Malaysia. The block partners are NEWFIELD and CARIGALI, via a 60:40 joint venture PSC agreement.

Two fields are identified within this block (i.e. East Belumut and Chermingat). FEED engineering has been performed to obtain the most optimized drilling/production facilities to tap the reserves from these two fields. The development fields are located at Peninsular Malaysia offshore block PM323 in approximately 65–75m of water. The East Belumut Field is located approximately 30km East of the existing Tinggi-A Platform. The platform shall be designed to a 20-year design life. The schedule for first oil from East Belumut field is on or before 01 January 2008.

East Belumut-A (BEL-A) is a drilling/process/accommodations platform for handling production from up to 20 wells on the platform itself plus incoming production from Chermingat (CHR-A) located approximately 20 km to the northeast. BEL- A has a design capacity for 50,000 bfpd plus compression facilities to handle 60 mmscfd. The platform will be a four-pile design with a skirt pile support jacket structure. The jacket will support an integrated deck with process, compression and utilities. The design includes support for incoming and export pipeline risers, produced water treatment and disposal, boat landings and a 30-man accommodations module. The topside structure will be an integrated deck supporting three deck levels, heli-deck, flare boom and a crane.

NEWFIELD MALAYSIA has invited several EPCC Contractors to develop Belumut-A Jacket & Topsides. Ramunia Fabricators Sdn Bhd has been awarded to develop the Belumut–A Platform and they have invited MMC Oil & Gas Engineering Sdn Bhd as their Detailed Design Consultant. MMC Oil & Gas will provide design engineering services, project management, technical coordination, secretarial, cost control services and provision of experienced personnel to perform the required services.