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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28: Sarawak Shell Berhad (SSB), a subsidiary of Shell plc, has announced that gas production has started at its Timi platform in Malaysia.
Discovered in 2018 under the SK318 Production Sharing Contract (PSC), the Timi gas field is situated about 200 kilometres (km) off the coast of Miri, Sarawak, according to a press statement.
Block SK318 is operated by SSB with a 75 per cent participating interest, in partnership with Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd (15 per cent participating interest) and Brunei Energy Exploration (10 per cent participating interest).
Timi features Shell’s first wellhead platform in Malaysia that is powered by a solar and wind hybrid power system.
This unmanned platform is also more cost efficient, as a result of it being around 60 per cent lighter in weight, than a conventional tender-assisted drilling wellhead platform that relies on oil and gas for power.
“Timi demonstrates we are delivering more value with less emissions.
“Bringing the project online is also an example of our focus on performance, discipline, and simplification. It shows our ability to innovate and deliver safe, reliable, and sustainable projects that support a balanced energy transition for Malaysia,” said Zoe Yujnovich, Shell’s Integrated Gas and Upstream Director in the press statement today.
Timi is designed to produce up to 50,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day of gas at peak production and will evacuate its gas through a new 80km pipeline to the F23 production hub. The project supports the future growth in the central Luconia area, off the coast of Sarawak.
Under the stewardship of Malaysia Petroleum Management, Petronas, Shell remains committed to supporting the country’s economic progress and energy transition efforts with competitive and resilient investments.
Prior to Timi, Shell Malaysia’s first fully solar-powered wellhead platform, the Gorek field, located 145km offshore Malaysia, achieved first gas production on May 24, 2020.
In 2022, Shell Malaysia took a final investment decision on the Rosmari-Marjoram gas project, the largest integrated offshore and onshore project in Sarawak, which will be primarily powered by renewable energy. The offshore platform will use power from 240 solar panels, while the onshore plant is connected to the Sarawak grid system which is supplied mainly by hydroelectric plants. — DayakDaily
