The Shah Deniz Compression (SDC) project has received the final investment decision (FID) from its ownership consortium made up of BP (29.99%), LUKOIL (19.99%), TPAO (19%), SGC (16.02%), NICO (10%) and MVM (5%).
The SDC project is the next stage of development of the giant Shah Deniz gas field in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea. The US$2.9 billion project is designed to access and produce low pressure gas resources from the giant gas field, increasing resource recovery and extending production life.
The project, which will include the installation of an electrically powered uncrewed compression platform, is expected to allow production of an additional gross 1.7 tcf (50 x 109 m3) of gas and 25 million barrels of condensate. It will be installed approximately 2 miles (3 km) from the existing Shah Deniz Bravo (SDB) platform.
With four 11-MW compressors onboard, the SDC platform is designed to serve as a host facility for gas compression from both the Shah Deniz Alpha (SDA) and SDB platforms, meaning that before flowing to the Sangachal terminal onshore, export gas from the platforms will be compressed at SDC.
The project also includes several associated facilities to be installed offshore in the Shah Deniz contract area, including infield subsea gas pipelines to and from the existing SDA and SDB platforms’ gas export lines.
Construction activities are planned to commence in late 2025, with completion expected in 2029 to be ready to receive first gas for compression from the SDA platform in 2029 and from the SDB platform in 2030.
