Jubilee field development The story so far (PDF - Tullow Oil plc

Jubilee field
development
- the story so far
June 2010

Jubilee development project
Contents
Jubilee Development Project
1. Environment, health and safety
2. Sub-surface
3. Well engineering
4. Facilities delivery
5. Sub-sea system delivery
6. Operations readiness
7. Installations, Commissioning and Ready for Start-up
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Jubilee Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA)
1. Project overview
2. ESIA process and objectives
3. Environmental and socio-economic baseline
4. Stakeholder engagement
5. The big issues
6. Approval process
7. Mitigation plans and monitoring programmes
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Front cover: Davidson Essel and Emmanuel Kwadjo-Dei, Trainee Production Operators on the FPSO in
Singapore during the construction phase of the vessel.
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Tullow’s EHS performance in Ghana is
excellent with only two lost time
incidents in 2.1 million hours worked
and no major environmental incidents.
Our EHS policy sets out the standards
and expectations to manage key EHS
risks in our operations and, as an
example, a comprehensive
Environmental and Social Impact
Assessment (ESIA) was carried out
during 2009 including wide public
consultation of stakeholders.
Key components of the ESIA include
environmental monitoring,
waste management, oil spill contingency
planning and community engagement
and investment.
“ Tullow on behalf of the field
partners has worked closely
with the local people,
government and interest groups
throughout its time in Ghana.
These relationships have been
an important factor in our
ability to achieve ESIA approval
for the Jubilee development.”
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By delivering first oil in the fourth quarter of 2010, the project
will have realised production in just 3½ years from discovery.
This achievement is a reflection of the confidence and commitment
by all partners to invest based on discovery and appraisal well
results alone.
A highly experienced project team, comprised of personnel
from the main partners including Tullow, Anadarko Petroleum and
led by Technical Operator Kosmos Energy, has set out to deliver a
quality outcome in record time. Proven contractors have used
proven designs to meet functional rather than truly precise
specifications. This has resulted in some quite dramatic schedule
reductions when benchmarked to general industry performance.
Key contractors involved in the facilities delivery include MODEC
Inc. (Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel (FPSO)),
Technip (flowlines, risers and installation), FMC and Aker Solutions.
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Jubilee ESIA continued
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Routine discharges (such as waste water from the FPSO) and drilling wastes will
be treated to accepted standards prior to discharge.Non-routine discharges (such as
chemically treated hydrotest water) will be collected in a closed system and treated to
meet Ghanaian and international standards. The selection of fluids will take into
account their potential environmental impacts.
Impacts from emissions to air are unlikely to have a direct impact on local
communities. Our operations will produce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions but we
are working to minimise these through the use of state-of-the-art equipment,
application of EHS policy, Environmental Management Systems (EMS) and Tullow Oil
Environmental Standards (toes). Flaring will be avoided wherever possible with the
stated intention to flare only in specified situations. Water discharges from the FPSO
and support vessels will all be treated prior to discharge to ensure that they meet
both Ghanaian and industry standards.
The scale and nature of waste produced will vary depending on operations that are
being carried out. Some waste, such as macerated food waste, can be treated and
disposed of at sea in accordance with MARPOL, the International Convention for
the Prevention of Maritime Pollution from ships. Other non-hazardous waste will
be brought ashore for treatment, recycling and disposal. Hazardous waste will
be transported ashore for disposal at appropriate facilities.
Results of the impact assessment carried out as part of the ESIA process show that
the risk of an oil spill is very slight. We have however put in place a comprehensive
Oil Spill Contingency Plan (OSCP) to ensure that in the event of a spill we are ready to
take appropriate action. We have also helped to form the Ghana Offshore Emergency
Leadership Forum (GOELF), which consists of Ghanaian agencies that would be
involved in the event of an incident.
We are working closely with the Ghanaian Fisheries Agency and fishing community to
alleviate any concerns and issues around the presence of the FPSO. This includes
both direct and indirect assistance ranging from compensation procedures, to
assistance with locating alternative fishing grounds. Tullow Ghana is also working to
educate the fishermen about potential safety issues caused by fishing close to our
operations.
The Jubilee ESIA discussions also helped us to understand the most pressing needs
of the six coastal communities of the Western Region and to identify the most
appropriate Social Enterprise and social investment projects for the area. The drilling
of water wells in the region, and our support of a programme to eradicate river
blindness, were the first direct outcomes of the process. The information gathered by
the ESIA also allowed Tullow Ghana to develop a Social Enterprise strategy and
management framework.
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Feedback from the public consultation meetings
was drawn together into a draft ESIA which
was submitted to the Ghana Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) for review in August 2009.
In accordance with Ghana ESIA requirements,
Ghana EPA disclosed the draft ESIA to the public
for a 21 day review and comment period.
Copies were also given to Metropolitan,
Municipal and District Assemblies in the coastal
areas of the Western Region, as well as to
government departments.
The consultation and review process culminated
in a series of eight public hearings held between
September and November 2009 in the Western
Region and Accra. These hearings were conducted
to ensure that people affected by our activities
were given every opportunity to express their views
and concerns. As the Jubilee Project was seen
as a matter of national interest, we were required
to include a national public hearing in Accra –
the first of its kind in Ghana.
Comments from the EPA and comments raised
during the public hearings were addressed in the
final ESIA. The first part of a two stage approval
process was received in early 2010.
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On 1 May 2010, the First Lady
of Ghana, H.E. Mrs Naadu Mills,
officially named the FPSO
‘Kwame Nkrumah’ in honour of
the first President of the Republic
of Ghana.
On completion of sea trials the FPSO
set sail from Singapore to Ghana on
21 May and arrived in Ghana one
month later.
Following hook-up and
commissioning of the FPSO in Ghana,
production will commence in the
fourth quarter of 2010.
First Oil
FPSO travels from Singapore to Ghana
First Lady of Ghana, H.E. Mrs Naadu Mills at
FPSO naming ceremony in Singapore
Kwame Nkrumah FPSO leaving Singapore
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