BP Exploration awards SOCAR-KBR optimization stage engineering services contract

Shebnem Ayyubova
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BP Exploration (Shah Deniz) Limited has awarded an optimization stage engineering services contract to SOCAR-KBR for the Shah Deniz compression project in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea, Report informs referring to KBR.

The project is in early pre-FID stage.

Under the contract, SOCAR-KBR will support optimization and provide class-3 engineering services. Scope also includes engineering to enable integration of the new platform to the existing system and provide shore power to reduce the carbon footprint in support of BP’s net-zero targets.

The Shah Deniz compression platform project will be the first in the Caspian region to feature crewless operations, delivering unprecedented process optimization through cutting-edge, high-end technology.

SOCAR-KBR is a joint venture of Azerbaijan's state oil company, SOCAR, and KBR.

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