On the evening of July 30, Santos announced a major milestone for its Pikka phase 1 project in northern Alaska with the arrival of key processing modules by barge at Oliktok Point on the Beaufort Sea.
This was a complex operation beginning from the Hay River Marine Terminal, Canada, transiting 1,086 miles along the Mackenzie River system to Tuktoyaktuk on the Beaufort Sea and 380 miles via sea barge from Tuktoyaktuk to Oliktok Point.
Remaining processing modules are being mobilized from the Pacific Northwest and are scheduled to arrive at site during August. The Seawater Treatment Plant, or STP, fabricated in Indonesia, is currently on tow to Alaska.
The processing modules and STP will be installed, integrated and then commissioned together with already installed facilities in readiness for first oil.
Santos Managing Director and CEO Kevin Gallagher said the Pikka phase 1 project continues to make excellent progress: - Our highly capable team that delivered early completion of the pipeline in just two winter seasons followed by a successful river-lift of key processing modules, has created the opportunity for early startup and production from Pikka.-
With Pikka phase 1 almost 90% complete the company is currently drilling its 21st well.
--KAY CASHMAN
Editor- s note: See full story in Aug. 10 issue of Petroleum News, available online Thursday, Aug. 7 at PetroleumNews.com.
