Green light for BP’s offshore Juniper Project

BP Trinidad and Tobago LLC announced the sanction of its Juniper offshore gas project.

The project will feature the construction of a normally unmanned platform together with corresponding subsea infrastructure, a first for BP Trinidad and Tobago. Fabrication is proposed to begin in Q4 2014.

The Juniper facility will take gas from the Corallita and Lantana fields located 50 miles off the south east coast of Trinidad in water-depth of approximately 360 feet. The development will include five subsea wells and will have a production capacity of approximately 590 million ft³/d. Gas from Juniper will flow to the Mahogany B hub via a new 10 km flowline.

Juniper will become BP Trinidad and Tobago’s 14th offshore production facility. Drilling is due to commence in 2015 and first gas from the facility is expected in 2017.

BPTT Regional President, Norman Christie, commented: “Juniper demonstrates BPTT’s commitment to Trinidad and Tobago over the long-term. This development is an important part of the future for BPTT because it will assist the company in meeting its natural gas commitments to the market. It is also an important step change for BPTT as it introduces subsea infrastructure to continue the development of its resources in the Columbus Basin.”

Image courtesy of BP Group.

Adapted from press release by Katie Woodward

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