BP starts up Kinnoull as part of Andrew rejuvenation

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BP starts up Kinnoull as part of
Andrew rejuvenation project
BP late last month started up production from the Kinnoull field, in UK
Central North Sea block 16/23a. Kinnoull has been developed as a subsea
tieback to Andrew, in 16/28, as part of a wider rejuvenation of the Andrew
area, and is expected to enable output to be extended by a decade. As well
as a new subsea system, comprising three trees, a 700-tonne topsides
processing module has also been installed on the Andrew platform.
Oil from Kinnoull is transported to Andrew via a 28-km subsea pipeline
bundle for processing and onward export via the Forties system, while gas is
exported via CATS. The bundle contains a 3-inch methanol line, a 6-inch gaslift line and an insulated 14-inch production line. Midway along the bundle
system is a tie-in structure to accommodate the potential future
development of the Arundel oil prospect, also in block 16/23.
Trevor Garlick, regional president for BP’s North Sea business, says: “The
combination of brownfield and greenfield development work – carrying out
material upgrades, improving the reliability of existing facilities and
retrofitting new facilities on to an existing platform – added significantly to
the complexity of the project. In successfully delivering it, we have
completed one of the most challenging offshore projects BP has undertaken
in the North Sea.”
Kinnoull detailed engineering was carried out by JP Kenny and Wood Group
Engineering, while Subsea 7 fabricated and installed the four bundle
sections. Other key items were supplied by Wood Group PSN – offshore
construction; Cameron – machining and assembly of the subsea trees;
Subsea 7 – subsea construction; Vetco Gray – subsea control system
fabrication, testing; Isleburn – riser caisson, subsea structure fabrication;
Duco – umbilical; Bel – subsea valve fabrication; Heerema Hartlepool –
process module fabrication, commissioning.
Production from Andrew and Kinnoull is forecast to peak at more than
50,000 b/d. Partner interests in the field are BP (operator) 77.06% and JX
Nippon 22.94%. Interests in Andrew are BP (operator) 62.75%, JX Nippon
27.39% and Talisman-Sinopec 9.86%.