AKAL NW Flexible Riser Feasiblity Study
Year:
2023
Client:
PEMEX
Region:
GOM
Business Unit:
Subsea / Pipeline
DASH7 Ltd in collaboration with a local Mexico Engineering House is contracted by PEMEX to carry out a feasibility study to confirm utilisation of flexible export riser from the jack-up rig to the seabed interconnection.
Project Background
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In supporting Pemex Exploration and Production's strategy to produce a new oil field as soon as possible, the Akal NW field was initiated as an early production project by PEMEX in October 2022.
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Problem Definition​
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To expedite the production as soon as possible, a temporary export system is required to deliver the product from the AKAL 501/502/502S surface wells to the existing 36” L175 via hot tapping. Due to long lead time is required for the rigid riser fabrication (permanent), a temporary flexible riser solution has been adopted by PEMEX while waiting on the manufacturing of the rigid riser.
Scope of the Studies:
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Feasibility study of flexible risers riser from jack-up
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Flexible riser suitable catenary shape design
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Topside connection/flange capacity check
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Flexible on-bottom stability analysis
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Flexible riser end fitting specification
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