The first SP-12 platform, as the biggest phase of the gas field, is going to be installed in two months’ time.
The construction of the first SP-12 platform is close to be completed in Khorramshahr Yard and the platform is planned to move towards the installation site (Assalouyeh) within the next month after being loaded from Khorramshahr Construction Yard, according to the report released by NIOC News Agency.
The first platform of phase 12, with an approximate weight of 3,300 tons, will be installed on the “platform 12A” jacket.
Three main platforms and one satellite platform have been projected in the plan for development of South Pars Phase 12, and the first SP-12 platform has 12 wells, the report says.
It is worth mentioning that, the second and third platforms of South Pars Phase 12, which are under construction in Khorramshahr Yard, will arrive in Assalouyeh in short intervals after installation of the first platform.
The report indicates that the volume of gas produced in South Pars Phase 12 field is equal to three phases of South Pars, which shall be transferred to the national grid.
The gas production capacity of each of the three offshore platforms in South Pars Phase 12, is almost one billion cubic feet per day.
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Press Release, September 03, 2012