KUALA LUMPUR: Sabah Shell Petroleum Company Ltd (SSPC), a subsidiary of Shell plc, announced that the first oil production has started from Phase 4 of the Gumusut-Kakap-Geronggong-Jagus East (GKGJE) deepwater offshore development project.
The Phase 4 production is flowing to the existing Gumusut-Kakap semi-submersible floating production system (GK-Semi FPS) located off the coast of Sabah, offshore Malaysia where SSPC is the operator.
The GKGJE Phase 4 development includes a subsea tie-back that straddles the Malaysia - Brunei border and involves the drilling of three producer wells and one water injection well.
Located in water depths of 1,200m, Gumusut-Kakap was the first deepwater project for Shell in Malaysia and began production in 2014.
“This achievement reaffirms Shell’s ongoing commitment in innovating and executing safe, reliable and sustainable projects that meet today’s energy needs,” said Shell Malaysia country chair and Integrated Gas and Upstream Malaysia senior vice president Siti Sulaiman.
“I would like to thank Malaysia Petroleum Management PETRONAS, Petroleum Authority of Brunei Darussalam, National Unitisation Secretariat, our government in Malaysia and our partners for their unwavering support in achieving this significant milestone.”
GKGJE Phase 4 contributes towards Shell’s global commitment to bring onstream new upstream projects between 2023 and 2025, that will together deliver an additional 500,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d) at peak production.
