BP resumes Shah Deniz platform - UPDATE

BP Company restored natural gas production at Shah Deniz field which was suspended previously, the company told Trend on Wednesday.

During the day it will be brought to normal level. Before the platform's suspension the production volume at the field amounted to 25 million cubic meters of gas per day. Export of gas to Turkey and Georgia is also being restored.

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BP has completed all scheduled work on the platform of Shah Deniz gas-condensate field and prepares to open wells, the company told Trend on Wednesday. On Feb.7, Azerbaijan suspended gas supply to Georgia and Turkey via the South Caucasus gas pipeline due to technical problems on a platform.

As BP Azerbaijan, technical operator of the field development, told Trend on Tuesday, during the planned maintenance work in the power system of Shah Deniz platform an automatic shutdown system of the platform went off, as a result all the processes were suspended on it.

Production from all four wells was also suspended, the company said. During the operations on the platform safety of personnel and equipment was fully ensured. Reserves of Shah Deniz field are estimated at 1.2 trillion cubic meters of gas.

The contract to develop the offshore Shah Deniz field was signed June 4, 1996. Participants to the agreement are: BP (operator) - 25.5 percent, Statoil - 25.5 percent, NICO - 10 percent, Total - 10 percent, LukAgip - 10 percent, TPAO - 9 percent, SOCAR-10 percent.


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