The offshore expansion project is a key feature of plans that will achieve crude oil production of 3m brl/d when completed. BJ PPS will be working on three 56-in diameter subsea pipelines extending 25, 19.3, and 14.2km to the onshore terminal at the North Pier pumping station and metering station, and a 24-in, 23.5-km long, subsea pipeline which also arrives onshore at the Port Mina Al-Ahmadi (or South Pier) terminal. The new pipeline project is an expansion of these facilities.
BJ PPS is providing a range of precommissioning services, including flooding, cleaning, gauging, leak testing, dewatering, hydrotesting, and nitrogen purging and packing, for these new lines. It is also performing de-oiling services on the existing pipelines to facilitate tie-ins and replacement. The company has commenced operations on the first two phases of the four-phase programme. Engineering for the project is based in Dubai and Qatar, and the BJ base in East Ahmadi, Kuwait is supplying logistics, administrative and ground support. The target for completing the 18-month pre-commissioning contract is summer 2008.