Project progress offshore

Kashagan is being developed in phases. The first phase, currently in execution, is the Experimental Program (EP), which will be followed by the Full Field Development (FFD) program.
EP will provide an opportunity to assess the feasibility of the gas re-injection program and gather additional reservoir information that will help to optimize the design of the following development phases. As a result of the new data so far collected, the full development of Kashagan field will peak to a new production plateau of up to 1.5 million bopd, an increase of 25% compared to the initial estimates.

Artificial islands in the Caspian Sea

As part of the EP and in support of drilling operations, Agip KCO has already constructed a number of rock structures that became known as “artificial” or “drilling” islands”. In total, four drilling islands, A Island and D Island for Kashagan and two separate islands for Aktote and Kairan, have been built.

D Island is located in the center of what is going to become Hub 1, a complex structure made of islands and ice protection barriers. Hub 1 will house offshore facilities for the first phase of the Kashagan development.