The Energy Republic July Edition 2022

NIGERIA OIL AND GAS
By Ndubuisi Micheal Obineme
SNEPCo said it was inviting “capable,
reputable and competent Nigerian
companies” to pre-qualify.
The first EPC tender covers the scope of work
for the brownfield modification of the FPSO.
T h i s i nvolves d e s i g n e n g i n e e r i n g ,
procurement, transportation, fabrication,
offshore installation and commissioning of the
Bonga North topsides. It includes integration
with the subsea umbilicals, flowlines and
risers (SURF).
Osagie Okunbor
Managing Director of The Shell Petroleum Development
Company of Nigeria Ltd (SPDC) and the Country Chair,
Shell Companies in Nigeria
Shell Opens BID for EPC Work on
Bonga North Project
After more than a decade waiting
in the wings, Shell is at last
staging a tender process for the
key packages set to underpin its
120,000 barrels per day Bonga North
project offshore Nigeria.
Located in Oil Mining Licence 118, the
all-subsea deep-water scheme involves
at least 17 production, water injection
wells and gas lift wells which will be tied
back to the supermajor’s Bonga floating
production, storage and offloading
vessel.
Shell Nigeria is now set to Commence
Engineering, Procurement and
Construction (EPC) work on the
120,000 barrel per day Bongs North
project.
The project which is said to be on the
drawing board for sometime with the
advertisement for contractors to bid for
the project.
Shell has now issued three engineering,
procurement and construction (EPC)
tenders for companies to participate in the
120,000 barrel per day Bonga North
development in Nigeria.
The project is located in OML 118 and
involves a subsea tieback to the Bonga Main
FPSO.
Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Co.
(SNEPCo) is the operator of the licence and
has asked contractors to tender for the
work. It has published three tenders, on
flowlines, topsides engineering and subsea
equipment provision.
The block covers 1,200 square km and is 120
km from the coast. It is in water depths
ranging from 900 to 1,300 metres.
The development plan involves a
production flow loop, with four drill centres,
a single water injection flowline, two
dynamic umbilical and one gaslift umbilical.
Interested parties must be registered to
provide services as of June 7, 2022, in order
to be able to submit a pre-qualification bid.
The EPC 2 tender covers the various aspects of
delivering the SURF package, from design to
commissioning.
EPC 3, meanwhile, covers the design,
manufacture and supply of subsea equipment
and provision of healthcare support.
Shell’s Bonga Main FPSO started up in 2005
and the facility has capacity to produce
225,000 bpd.
The oil field at Bonga operated by Shell has
produced more than 900 million barrels of oil
since coming online in 2005. Through FPSO
u p g ra d e s a n d s u b s e a t i e b a c k s t o
developments, such as Bonga North West,
capacity has continued to grow.
In a statement made known to The Energy
Republic, Shell disclosed that it will bring more
offshore projects onstream before the end of
the year, 2022, noting that Nigeria remains an
important part of Shell’s Deepwater portfolio.
Based on our findings, Shell is also targeting a
near field exploration/appraisal opportunity
which the company hope to quickly develop
within 12 months.
“We are working with our partners and
government stakeholders to mature some
major projects including Bonga North and
Bonga Southwest to a final investment
decision in the coming years”, Shell added.
The Bonga project helped create the first
generation of Nigerian oil and gas engineers
with deep water experience and stimulated
the growth of major industries. The project
increased Nigeria’s oil capacity by 10% when
output began in 2005.
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