Keppel Subic Shipyard kicks off construction project in Philippines

It linked with Shell Phillipines.

According to a release, Keppel Subic Shipyard, Inc. - situated in Subic, Zambales, in Central Luzon of the Philippines - marked the start of construction works on a Depletion Compression Platform (DCP) for its customer Shell Philippines Exploration BV (SPEX) with a Strike Steel Ceremony today.

When completed, the DCP will be deployed in the Malampaya gas field, near Palawan Island, in the Philippines.

Undersecretary for the Department of Energy (DOE), Josefina Patricia Magpale-Asirit, initiated the cutting of the first steel plate to be used in the construction of the DCP at the event held at Keppel Subic Shipyard, this morning.

Officiating this ceremony together with the Energy Undersecretary was the Ambassador of Singapore to the Philippines, Mr V.P. Hirubalan.

The development of the DCP forms Phase 3 of the Malampaya Deep Water Gas-to-Power project, which is led by the Philippine Department of Energy and supported by the consortium comprising the Malampaya project operator, SPEX, and its joint venture partners, Chevron Malampaya LLC and the Philippine National Oil Company-Exploration Corporation (PNOC-EC).

At the Malampaya gas field, the DCP will be deployed next to an existing shallow water production platform. The platform is designed to maintain the current availability and deliverability of natural gas from the Malampaya field through regulating the gas export pressure and flow rates.

The DCP comprises gas compression facilities mounted on a barge deck, supported by four tubular legs on base footings. Keppel Subic Shipyard is responsible for the fabrication of the entire DCP, including the integration of the topside modules and the fabrication of the link bridge connecting the DCP to the shallow water platform.