Output from Shah Deniz Alpha restored

BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 19. bp, the operator
of Azerbaijan’s Shah Deniz gas condensate field, has announced the
resumption of production from the Shah Deniz Alpha platform as of
the evening of January 18, Trend reports.

bp reported that the technical issue with the subsea condensate
export pipeline connecting the Shah Deniz Alpha platform to the
Sangachal terminal has been fully resolved.

“Production and export operations from the Shah Deniz Alpha
platform are now being gradually restored. This process will take a
few more days. bp continues to work closely with SOCAR and other
partners to coordinate further plans and actions,” the company
stated.

A technical fault was identified on January 7 in the subsea
condensate export line between the Shah Deniz Alpha platform and
the Sangachal terminal.

As a result, production and export operations from the SDA
platform were temporarily suspended, and the platform was safely
shut down.