Gas has begun flowing from the Cypre gas field through a subsea tieback to the Jupiter platform, BP Trinidad and Tobago (bpTT) announced on 3 April.
Cypre is bpTT’s third subsea development, which will see seven wells tied back into its existing Juniper platform, which has been on-stream since 2017, via two new 14-km flexible flowlines.
bpTT awarded the Subsea Integration Alliance joint venture of OneSubsea and Subsea7 a contract for the project. Under that contract, Subsea7 handled the concept and design and the engineering, procurement, construction, and installation of a two-phase liquid natural gas tieback to the Juniper platform through dual flexible flowlines and a manifold gathering system, as well as topside upgrades. OneSubsea provided the subsea production systems, including seven horizontal subsea tree systems, subsea controls and connection systems, distribution and control systems, and aftermarket services.
At peak, Cypre is projected to deliver around 250 MMcf/D of gas. The first phase of the shallow-water development, which included four wells, was completed at the end of 2024, and the second phase is expected to begin later this year.
bpTT, which is 70% owned by BP and 30% owned by Repsol, announced reaching final investment decision (FID) on Cypre in September 2022. bpTT owns and operates Cypre with 100% interest.
Cypre, located 78 km off the southeast coast of Trinidad in the East Mayaro Block, is in approximately 80-m water depth. It is the first of a series of projects bpTT has in the works.
From 2025 to 2027, BP aims to bring online 10 major projects, of which Cypre was the second, following the Raven field offshore Egypt.
