Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL) and bp PLC started production from MJ field in Krishna Godavari (KG) D6 block off the east coast of India following testing and commissioning activities.
MJ field is a high pressure and high temperature (HPHT) gas-condensate field. It will produce from eight wells and reach a peak gas production of about 12 std cu m/d of gas and 25,000 b/d of condensate.
Ruby, a new FPSO, will process and isolate condensate, gas, water, and contaminants before bringing gas onshore for sale. Condensate is held on the FPSO before being offloaded to shuttle tankers for delivery to Indian refineries.
MJ field lies in water depths up to 1,200. It’s start follows that of of R-Cluster field in December 2020 and Satellite Cluster in April 2021. All three utilize existing hub infrastructure for the block.
Together, the three fields are expected to produce about 30 million std cu m/d (1 bcfd) when MJ field reaches peak production. This is expected to account for around one third of India’s current domestic gas production and meet about 15% of India’s demand.
RIL is operator of KG D6 block (66.67%) with bp holding the remaining 33.33% interest.
