Two camps this year for Point Thomson

A record of decision from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on ExxonMobil’s proposed Point Thomson project is expected by the end of the summer (see “Permit decision in sight” in July 15 issue of Petroleum News) and information provided to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation for an Alaska Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit describes the company’s proposed camp system for work at the field.

Background in the APDES permit preliminary draft fact sheet says that winter 2012 work will include beginning expansion of the existing 13-acre Central Pad at Point Thomson to a 56-acre pad and the beginning of construction of an initial production system.

Construction is expected to last three years and will require three construction camps: an initial 32-person camp, a 340-person construction camp and at a later point, a 200-person construction camp that will later become the long-term 50-person Central Pad operations camp.

The camps will be operated independently and will be relocated as needed to accommodate expansion of the Central Pad and construction of the initial production system.

The 32-person camp is scheduled to arrive this December. The 340-person camp is also scheduled to arrive in the early winter of 2012 and is expected to be operated until about 2016.

The 200-person construction camp is expected to begin operation in 2013.

—Petroleum News