Sabah Shell Petroleum Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell PLC and operator of the Malikai tension-leg platform (TLP) 100 km offshore the Malaysian state of Sabah, is investing in a second phase of the Malikai deep water development.
The project involves the drilling of two additional oil producing wells and four water injection wells to enhance Malikai’s expected recoverable oil volumes and is expected to contribute to Malikai’s production in second-quarter 2021. The development deploys the same single-combo riser technology that was used for the first time during Malikai Phase 1.
Malikai is Shell’s second deepwater project in Malaysia following startup of the Gumusut-Kakap platform in 2014 (OGJ Online, Oct. 8, 2014). It features the country’s first tension leg platform, a floating oil production facility moored to the seabed 500 m underwater with an average annual peak production of 60,000 b/d.
Joint venture partners are Shell (35%, operator), ConocoPhillips Sabah Ltd. (35%), and Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd (30%).