Wood has secured a detailed engineering design contract for QatarEnergy’s Bul Hanine offshore oilfield expansion project in Qatar.
The contract was awarded by China Offshore Oil Engineering Company (COOEC), the EPCI contractor for the Bul Hanine EPIC2 project. The work supports QatarEnergy’s strategy to maintain and expand production from Bul Hanine, the country’s largest offshore oilfield.
Under the scope, Wood will design an optimized solution for the field’s complex pipeline network to enhance production capacity and extend asset life.
The work covers 25 pipelines, including safe interaction where pipelines cross existing infrastructure and thermal expansion management to protect long-term integrity. Wood will also carry out crossing analysis for 15 umbilicals and two power cables.
COOEC previously secured a $4.0 billion contract from QatarEnergy for two key EPIC packages under the Bul Hanine expansion program.
Bul Hanine lies about 120 km offshore Qatar and has produced more than 1.3 billion barrels of oil. QatarEnergy has produced oil and associated gas from Bul Hanine and Maydan Mahzam for more than five decades.
Qatar has an oil production capacity of between 500,000 and 600,000 barrels per day, with a majority of the country’s oilfield projects aimed at sustaining and expanding production. QatarEnergy is also progressing with further development of Maydan Mahzam, although its tender process has been affected by delays.
