bp’s ACE platform in the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan
London, 17 May 2024, (Oilandgaspress) –bp’s new Azeri Central East (ACE) platform in the Caspian Sea is “important, both for bp and beyond,” says Ruhali Imanov, the commissioning superintendent on bp’s latest platform in the Caspian Sea.
Off the coast of Baku, Azerbaijan, the platform is part of bp’s effort to help secure vital energy supplies for the region and Europe – and grow value for bp, too.
Ruhali Imanov, ACE commissioning superintendent
The platform is designed to produce up to 100,000 barrels of oil per day, and is expected to deliver up to 300 million barrels over its lifetime. It’s the latest piece in bp’s operations in the giant Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) field, and in Azerbaijan, where bp’s portfolio also includes the giant Shah Deniz gas field, pipelines and the Sangachal oil and gas terminal.
“ACE is increasing Azerbaijan’s oil production and helping to make the most of a maturing field. It’s giving both bp and Azerbaijan the opportunity to get more value from existing fields and assets,” says Ruhali, who grew up in Azerbaijan, and has watched bp grow its operations there over the past 30-plus years.
ACE is one of bp’s most technologically and digitally advanced platforms to date, and a model for future platforms, according to project operations engineering manager Phillippa Cook. One of its more exciting features, according to engineers, was the location of the control room onshore rather than on the platform – a first for both the region and for bp.
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