bp completes 5th critical infrastructure update in 6 years

First hydrocarbons have been transported successfully from bp Trinidad and Tobago’s (bpTT) Beachfield gas receiving facility to its Terminal at Galeota Point for processing—completing the integration of this new infrastructure into its existing operations.

The news came in an official statement issued by the company, confirming the completion of its replacement pipeline project—its fifth infrastructure upgrade project in six years.

“Our Ocelot project is the fifth critical infrastructure upgrade project that we have undertaken in the last six years in service of preparing our operations for the future,” said David Campbell, president bpTT.

“This asset integrity project was essential to be able to safely provide gas to meet our existing contractual obligations,” Campbell explained, “and prepares our operations for the next wave of gas developments.”

He added: “This is another demonstration of bpTT’s commitment to the nation and to unlocking the energy future of Trinidad and Tobago.”

In this image released by bp Trinidad and Tobago and dated 6 Nov. 2023, an employee works on a section of the pipeline replaced during the Trinidad offshore pipeline replacement (TOPR) project, to facilitate the transportation of liquids from bp’s production facilities offshore to the terminal at Galeota point. The project was completed in 2023. [Image courtesy bpTT)

The project included the installation of 13 kilometres of new pipeline, measuring six inches in diameter and was installed along the current pipeline corridor. bpTT says the existing pipeline, which has come to the end of its design life, has now been taken safely out of service.

The company notes that this critical infrastructure upgrade project helps underpin safe and reliable operations, and follows the recent Trinidad offshore pipeline replacement (TOPR) project completed in 2023.  During the TOPR, some 96 kilometres of 12-inch pipeline was replaced to facilitate the transportation of liquids from bp’s production facilities offshore to the terminal at Galeota point.

bpTT says the gas business in Trinidad and Tobago “plays a key role delivering resilient hydrocarbons in support of bp’s strategy and in helping bp become a simpler, more focused and higher-value company.”

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