Hilong has secured an engineering, procurement, construction and installation contract from PTTEP for platform work on the M-3 gas development offshore Myanmar.
The award, known as the ASK EPC03 package, is the first EPCI platform contract awarded to Hilong by PTTEP. It covers work linked to the Aung Sinkha field, which was discovered about 15 years ago. PTTEP approved the project’s final investment decision in April, with first gas expected as early as 2028. Production is planned for Myanmar’s domestic market.
Hilong said the development plan includes two wellhead platforms to produce offshore natural gas resources. The company said safe execution, quality delivery and timely completion would support local energy supply stability and Myanmar’s wider energy development.
The M-3 project has faced a long development process. The Covid-19 pandemic and Myanmar’s ongoing civil war affected progress. Earlier options reviewed for the field included a central processing platform and a floating production, storage and offloading vessel, before PTTEP selected the wellhead platform concept.
The Aung Sinkha-2 well was successfully tested in 2011. Two zones delivered combined flow of about 25 million cubic feet per day of gas and around 150 barrels per day of condensate. PTTEP estimated the absolute open flow rate at about 53.5 MMcfd of gas and later indicated M-3 production of about 60 MMcfd. Earlier estimates from Myanmar government officials had placed possible output at 110 MMcfd to 150 MMcfd.
Although this is Hilong’s first EPCI platform contract from PTTEP, the contractor has previously worked with the Thai operator on offshore engineering activities. Those assignments included FEED, project management, procurement, transportation and installation of platforms and subsea pipelines, as well as pre-commissioning work.
Hilong said it would use its EPCIC capability and assign an experienced project team with key management resources to support safe, efficient and high-quality execution of the ASK EPC03 project. The company also said it would keep close communication and coordination with PTTEP during project delivery.
