Murphy buys Aker splitter wellheads for offshore Malaysia

June 25, 2013
Murphy Sarawak Oil Co. has contracted to purchase as many as 24 sets of splitter wellhead systems from Aker Solutions for $15 million.

Offshore staff

OSLO, Norway – Murphy Sarawak Oil Co. has contracted to purchase as many as 24 sets of splitter wellhead systems from Aker Solutions for $15 million.

Murphy plans to use the equipmentoffshore Sarawak, East Malaysia, in block SK 309/311. 

The splitter wellhead system allows drilling of two or more wells from a single well slot on a platform so as to reduce deck space requirements.

Engineering and project management will be in Aker Solutions’ Kuala Lumpur and Singapore offices.

6/25/13