Sarawak Shell Berhad (SSB), a subsidiary of UK energy giant Shell, has announced that gas production has commenced at its Timi platform in Malaysia under the SK318 production sharing contract (PSC).
Timi features Shell’s first Malaysian wellhead platform 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% lighter in weight, than a conventional tender-assisted drilling wellhead platform that relies on oil and gas for power, Shell claimed.
“Timi demonstrates we are delivering more value with less emissions,” said Zoe Yujnovich, Shell’s Integrated Gas and Upstream Director. “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,” she said.
Timi is designed to produce up to 50,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day of gas at peak production and will ship the gas through a new 80 km pipeline to the F23 production hub.
