Malampaya

Offshore pipelay
Solitaire
Flowline laydown close to shallow-water platform

Installation of the complete offshore pipeline system for the Malampaya gas field, a landmark deepwater development that launched the Philippines’ gas‑to‑power industry

Company: Shell Philippines Exploration

Location: Philippines, West of Palawan

Water depth: 800 - 820 metres

Benchmark ultra-long deepwater pipelay project in Asia

First deepwater pipeline installations in the Philippines

Complex scope comprising over 500 km export pipeline & deepwater infield flowlines

Founding project for Philippine gas‑to‑power infrastructure

 

 

Scope of work 

  • Installation of 500-km 24-inch export line
  • Installation of 24-inch & 16-inch deepwater flowlines (~60 km total)
  • Engineering & fabrication
  • Landfall construction & rock dumping
  • Pipe haul from Kuantan (Malaysia) to the field
Nearshore pipelay by Solitaire

Specials & challenges 

  • Installation of subsea manifold assembly (SSMA) structure weighing 200 t in 820 m
  • Inconel 825 clad pipeline welding
  • Installation of 503-km export pipeline in rough terrain
  • Longest pipeline installed by Allseas to date
  • First deepwater pipeline installations in the Philippines
  • Cornerstone in Allseas’ pipelay track record in deep water
Solitaire on Malampaya
In-field structure installation
Malampaya
Landfall construction
SSMA installation
Pipe loadout Kuantan
Solitaire on Malampaya
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