In the first quarter of 2023, the Shah Deniz 2 project progressed on schedule toward the production start-up from the East North flank in the fourth quarter of the year, Report informs, citing bp's 2023 Q1 results.
The installation and testing activities continued both subsea and on the topsides modules onboard the Shah Deniz Bravo platform. The project successfully completed the installation of new subsea trees on the West South and East North flanks ahead of the Istiglal rig arrival and commenced testing of the East North flank production flowlines.
During the first quarter of the year, the Shah Deniz Alpha platform rig was on warm stack.
For the Shah Deniz 2 project, completion activities continue using the Istiglal rig.
In total 21 wells have been drilled for Shah Deniz 2. These include five wells on the North flank, four wells on the West flank, four wells on the East South flank, five wells on the West South flank, and three wells on the East North flank.