Oil and gas company Energean, working to develop the Karish gas field offshore Israel, has signed an EPC contract with process engineering business Kanfa for the supply of a second, 700-tonne oil train for the Energean Power FPSO, which is currently under construction in Singapore.
The addition of a new oil/condensate separation module will increase the FPSO’s liquid production capacity from 18 kbopd to 32 kbopd, Energean said.
"This brownfield project will enable Energean to meet increased gas production volumes from 2023 onwards whilst allowing for optimal well and reservoir management of the Karish and Karish North fields, both of which have shown high Liquid Gas Ratios (LGR). Furthermore, increasing the FPSO HC liquid treatment capacity by 75% will enable a more balanced distribution of offtake per well over the life of the fields, enhancing the ultimate recovery factor," the company said.
Kanfa will provide project management, engineering, procurement, fabrication, and pre-commissioning work for the fully assembled new module in a specialized FPSO module & conversion yard. Following completion, the topside module will be transported to the Karish field in Israel for integration onto the vessel, requiring a ship-to-ship heavy lift operation scheduled to take place in Q3 2023.
"Key design considerations for the successful execution of project include the offshore heavy lift and the subsequent complex integration onboard a live facility," Energean said.
The new three-deck structure weighing about 700 tonnes will be installed aft portside on M10 pancake available deck space.
"Further topside growth was anticipated and factored into the basis of the design of the Energean Power FPSO in 2017 and is now leveraged," Energean said.
The new module comprises a second oil separation train and a flash gas compressor package designed to operate in conjunction with existing FPSO processing systems. The second oil train and flash gas compressor are identical to the original train in order to leverage O&M synergies and benefit from standardization, Energean added.
"The Energean Power FPSO has been designed and built to minimize carbon emissions intensity, in line with Energean’s commitment to achieving net-zero emissions ahead of 2050. The enhanced liquids production enabled by the installation of the second oil train will be achieved at no material incremental carbon emissions intensity to the overall project. Carbon intensity of Energean’s projects in Israel is expected to be 4.3 kgCO2 per boe, while sector average stands at 18 kgCO2 per boe currently.
Kanfa was previously an EPC subcontractor to TechnipFMC between 2018-2020, specifically involved in the topside process modules of the Energean Power M1/2/3 (Inlet/Gas Trains/Oil Train) which it delivered on time during Q1 2020 in Singapore. Kanfa's previous experience on the FPSO alongside its deep knowledge of the vessel’s design mean it is uniquely placed to deliver the successful completion of this brownfield project, Energean added.
Back in November, Energean said that the gas production start-up from the Karish gas field „remains on track“ for mid-2022.
The company at the time said that the Energean Power FPSO had been 97,3% complete, with expected to sail away from Singapore to Israel in 1Q 2022. The journey will take around 35 days. Hook-up and pre-first gas commissioning will then take approximately three months, with the first gas from Karish expected in mid-2022.