TPi September 2015

Oi l & gas tubes and pipes

Wood Group secures KPOC pipeline contract Wood Group Kenny (WGK) will support the Kebabangan Petroleum Operating Company (KPOC) in pipeline engineering and flow assurance engineering studies for the Kamansu East (KME) field offshore Sabah, Malaysia. gas pipeline, which runs from the KME field in 750m of water to the new shelf edge Kebabangan platform. The pipeline heating technology could be the first application for deepwater gas development in Malaysia. heating for deepwater projects. It is an honour to work with KPOC on the Kamansu East project.”

The KME field and Kebabangan Northern Hub Project are part of the Kebabangan Cluster, which is owned by Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd, ConocoPhillips (Sabah Gas) Ltd and Shell Energy Asia Limited. KPOC is a joint venture company that was established to act as the cluster operator. The first gas from the field is expected to be required in the early 2020s. Wood Group is an international energy services company operating in more than 50 countries. The group has three businesses – Wood Group PSN, Wood Group Kenny and Wood Group Mustang – providing a range of engineering, production support and maintenance management services to the oil and gas and power generation industries.

Bob MacDonald, CEO of Wood Group Kenny, commented, “This project is a great opportunity to tackle the challenges posed by subsea pipeline

The scope of work will include concept select studies and definition engineering on subsea heating options, thus preventing hydrates, for the 30km

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Bob MacDonald, CEO of Wood Group Kenny

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September 2015 Tube Products International