Petronas contractor Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering Sdn Bhd (MMHE) has signed a contract with McDermott International Inc. for work on the 3.3-million tonne/year Kasawari carbon capture and storage (CCS) project offshore Sarawak in East Malaysia.
Under the scope of the contract, McDermott will perform transportation and the structural installation of a 138-km (85 miles) pipeline section, a 15,000 metric tonne CCS platform jacket, and bridge connecting to the existing central processing platform.
Installation activities will be performed by one of McDermott's heavy-lift and pipelay vessels.
Petronas in 2022 took final investment decision on the Kasaswari CCS project in Block SK316 200 km offshore Bintulu, Sarawak, in 108 m of water (OGJ Online, Nov. 30, 2022).
Captured CO2 will be injected into the depleted M1 field. The 3-tcf Kasawari natural gas development project is expected to start production this year, with Kasawari CCS to follow in 2025.