Jackup sets down lightweight platform offshore Sarawak

March 12, 2019
2H Offshore has installed a conductor-supported wellhead platform at a Petronas Carigali-operated field offshore Sarawak.

Offshore staff

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia2H Offshore has installed a conductor-supported wellhead platform at a Petronas Carigali-operated field offshore Sarawak.

Under the program, a partnership with local fabricator OceanMight, 2H was responsible for the concept, detailed design, transportation and installation in 35 m (115 ft) of water for the D28 oilfield Phase 1 project.

The lightweight substructure is supported by the conductors, with a correspondingly lightweight topsides. Both components were installed using a jackup drilling rig, a first for Petronas offshore Malaysia, 2H claimed.

Project execution and completion were achieved within seven months of the project award, making this one of the quickest offshore platform installations in Malaysia, the company added.

This was the fourth conductor-supported platform installation campaign using a jackup in Malaysian waters for the company’s Kuala Lumpur office. Work continues on five further wellhead platforms.

03/12/2019