Reliance-BP begin production in second KG-D6 basin block

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Source: RIL

Despite COVID challenges, the work has begun two months ahead of schedule.

Reliance, with its partner BP, has begun production from the satellite cluster field in the KG D6 block off the east coast of India. The satellite cluster field has come onstream two months ahead of schedule despite the supply-chain and logistical as well as human resource challenges posed by the Coronavirus pandemic.

RIL and bp have been developing three deep-water gas developments in block KG D6 – R Cluster, Satellite Cluster and MJ – which together are expected to produce around 30 mmscmd (1 billion cubic feet a day) of natural gas by 2023, meeting up to 15% of India’s gas demand. The developments will each utilize the existing hub infrastructure in the KG D6 block.

The Satellite Cluster is the second of the three developments to come onstream, following the start-up of R Cluster in December 2020. It had originally been scheduled to start production in mid-2021. The field is located about 60 km from the existing onshore terminal at Kakinada on the east coast of India in water depths of up to 1850 meters.

The field will produce gas from four reservoirs utilizing a total of five wells and is expected to reach gas production of up to 6 mmscmd. Together, the R Cluster and Satellite Cluster are expected to contribute to about 20% of India’s current gas production.