Penspen lands Abu Dhabi oil field project contract

Penspen lands Abu Dhabi oil field project contract

Penspen, a leading global provider of engineering and project management services to the energy industry, has secured a £1.8 million ($2.4 million) detailed engineering project contract from Galfar Engineering & Contracting Emirates for a major oil field project on the south-east border of Abu Dhabi.

 

The Haliba oil field, also known as the Area 1 onshore oil field, was brought on stream in July last year. It is owned and operated by Al Dhafra Petroleum, a joint venture established in 2014 between the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, the Korea National Oil Corporation and GS Energy.

 

Being developed in two phases, the Haliba onshore field is expected to reach up to 60,000 bpd production capacity by 2023.

 

Penspen said the EPC award will see the company undertake well tie-in work at the main Haliba oil field and peripheral prospects. It will also support with the design and detailed engineering of different types of wells, including: straight oil producers, ESP/artificial lift and water injection wells.

 

The Penspen contract covers 75 wells over four years. The first tranche of work will be for 11 wells, it added. 

 

On the contrct win, Executive VP (Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific) Neale Carter said: "This is the first project