Tullow Ghana, in collaboration with its partners, has initiated a 16-day maintenance exercise on the Jubilee Field to optimize production efficiency and support increased gas export.
The operation, which commenced on Tuesday, March 25, will focus on upgrading key infrastructure aboard the Kwame Nkrumah Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel.
The maintenance works involve equipment retooling, leak testing, and expanding facility capacity to handle greater gas export volumes. Project Engineer Bismark Osei Bimpong outlined the phased approach of the exercise, assuring that efforts are in place to complete the project ahead of schedule.
“The duration of this exercise is 16 days. However, we hope to complete it earlier than that, and there are three major phases. Number one is shutting the system down and preparing the plant for the maintenance work. Number two is carrying out the planned activity. Number three is putting the system back together and starting the FPSO backup,” he explained.
With over 350 personnel actively involved, safety remains a top priority. “Ensuring the safety of each individual is our biggest challenge and priority as a team. We also have an environmental health and safety program as an operating guideline, and this would help us keep our people and assets safe throughout the exercise,” he emphasized.
The planned maintenance aims to improve efficiency in oil and gas production while mitigating operational risks. “The outcomes of the maintenance works will be to drive down our risk profile and achieve our production enhancement so we can produce more oil and gas well,” Bimpong noted.
This marks the first major maintenance project undertaken solely by Tullow Ghana since assuming full operatorship of the Jubilee Field. “The last time this was done was in mid-2022, and at the time we were not sole operators of the K and K FPSO. As a deputy shutdown manager for this project, it’s a challenging yet exciting time for me. Being part of the entire process from planning to execution has been thrilling in the end,” he added.
