Aramco targets Manifa start-up in 2013

摘要

Saudi Aramco says it has finished 60% of the causeway and drilling island system and installed all offshore jackets in its shallow-water Manifa heavy-oil development project. The project, which a company newsletter article calls "the largest single offshore crude oil project in Saudi Aramco's history," came under review when oil prices fell last year but is proceeding with start-up delayed by 2 years (OGJ, Nov. 24, 2008, Newsletter). Now scheduled on stream in 2013, the field will be able to produce 900,000 b/d of Arabian Heavy crude, 90 MMscfd of associated gas, and 65,000 b/d of condensate. Project completion is projected for 2015.