In the second quarter of 2023, the Shah Deniz 2 project progressed on schedule towards the production start-up from the East North flank in the fourth quarter of the year, reads the operator of the block BP-Azerbaijan’s business update on the results of the first half of 2023, Ednews informs.
The project successfully completed flooding, cleaning, gauging, and hydro testing activities for the East North production flowlines, installed all flexible monobores at the East North flank, and completed tie-ins of remaining closing spools at the Shah Deniz Bravo platform location.
During the first half of the year, the Shah Deniz Alpha platform rig was on a warm stack.
For the Shah Deniz 2 project, completion activities continue using the Istiglal rig.
In total 21 wells have been drilled for Shah Deniz 2. These include five wells on the North flank, four wells on the West flank, four wells on the East South flank, five wells on the West South flank, and three wells on the East North flank.