Galoc Operations Update
(As of November 28, 2011)
The Galoc Production Company (GPC), operator of the Galoc Field, advised that field production operations were temporarily suspended starting November 23, 2011 as part of the preparations for the programmed 3-month turret installation work that will take place in a Singapore shipyard. After completing the last offtake of about 361,000 barrels on November 25th, the FPSO Rubicon Intrepid was disconnected from the mooring and riser system and is now in transit to Singapore with ETA at the Keppel shipyard on December 2nd.
The upgrade of the existing mooring system into a turret system is expected to substantially increase the reliability and uptime of the FPSO and is a crucial component of infrastructure to enable GPC and its partners to move ahead with a potential Phase II development program.
Meanwhile, the seabed anchor laying program and riser modification works have started at the Galoc Field site in preparation for the reconnection of the FPSO Rubicon Intrepid on return from Singapore in late Q1 2012. Production will re-commence shortly after the FPSO reconnection. |