Sabah Shell Petroleum Co. has produced first oil production from the Phase 4 Gumusut-Kakap-Geronggong-Jagus East (GKGJE) deepwater development offshore Sabah/Brunei.

The project involved drilling three new producer wells and one water injection well—two each offshore Sabah and Brunei—tied back to the Gumusut-Kakap semisubmersible floating production system in 1,200 m water depth.

At peak, the new wells should contribute 21,000 boe/d.

Gumusut-Kakap, which came onstream in 2014, was Shell’s first deepwater project in Malaysia. The company took FID on Phase 4 in October 2022.

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Shell's first deepwater project in Malaysia uses advanced technology to safely produce oil from the Gumusut-Kakap Field in seas 1,200 m (3,900 ft) deep.

(Courtesy Maersk Drilling)

The ultra-deepwater drillship Maersk Viking.

The Gumusut-Kakap semisubmersible platform.

(Courtesy Malaysian Marine and Heavy Engineering)

The Gumusut-Kakap Semi FPS has a rated production capacity of 165,000 b/d.