ABB wins $15-million oil and gas deal down under

摘要

The $15-million contract concerns a new semi-submersible central processing facility (CPF) at the Ichthys oil and gas field in the Timor Sea, off Western Australia. When completed in 2016 the CPF will be the largest offshore production facility in the world. The Ichthys oil and gas field is estimated to contain 12.8-trillion cubic feet of gas and 527-million barrels of condensate. It is also thought to have an operational life of more than 40 years. Gas from the field will undergo preliminary processing at the offshore CPF to remove water and raw Liquids, including a large proportion of the condensate. The condensate will be pumped to a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vesseL anchored nearby, from which it will be transferred to tankers for delivery to markets.