bp: ACE project overall 70% complete

At the end of the first quarter of 2022, the Azeri Central East (ACE) project (in the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea) reached the 70% progress milestone, Report informs referring to a business update of bp Azerbaijan, the operator of the bloc.

The ACE topsides and drilling facilities fabrication activities continued at the fabrication yard in Bibi-Heybat. In February, the topsides fabrication staff achieved a significant milestone - 10 million work-hours without a safety incident.

At the Heydar Aliyev Baku Deepwater Jackets factory (BDJF), the jacket fabrication progressed. The pipelay barge ‘Israfil Huseynov’ completed the installation of the ACE oil and gas lines.

The offshore installation works associated with the spare power scope on the East Azeri platform also progressed during the quarter.

The project construction activities are currently at peak and involve about 5,500 people across Baku, Europe and the UK, with the majority of them being Azerbaijani nationals.

All engineering, procurement and fabrication works remain on track to support first production from the ACE project in 2023.