TengizChevrOil - Tengiz Oil Field Expansion

General Information
Owner Tengizchevroil
Masterplan Project (Parent Profile)
Location Akmola, Kazakhstan
Status --
Sector Oil, Upstream, Oil Extraction
Contract Type Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC)
Onshore/Offshore Onshore
Greenfield/Brownfield Greenfield
Progress 93
Estimated Budget Value ---
Contract Value 0
Net Value $43200m
Award Date July 2014
Completion Date December 2024
Last Updated On December 2023
ProjectId (Old, New) 38471, 136485


The Tengizchevroil (TCO), the Chevron-led venture is undertaking the future growth project (FGP) at the Tengiz oil field in Kazakhstan.

Gross production at Tengiz increased 75,000 barrels to 285,000 barrels of oil per day at year-end 2000 with the completion of a fifth processing train and implementation of gas handling debottlenecking projects. Development planning and engineering for future expansions at Tengiz are underway. Production is expected to ultimately reach 800 thousand barrels of oil per day.

The US$45,000 million project includes the following:

1. Construction of an oil stabilization unit

2. Construction of 50 new production wells

3. Construction of pipelines to carry the oil to processing units

4. Construction of two sour-gas compressors

5. Construction of four crude-oil storage tank

6. Construction of a monitoring station

7. Construction of switching manifolds

8. Modernization of the fire and gas detection systems

Second Section

21 December 2023

FGP-WPMP 377km Transmission Pipeline: The project has been facing delays and the completion has been postponed to June 2024. FGP 3GP Mechanical, Electric & Instrumentation Installation Works: The project is facing delay and the completion is expected by the end of 2024.

04 August 2023

FGP 3GP Mechanical, Electric & Instrumentation Installation Works: Construction works are progressing and are expected to be completed by December 2023.

22 June 2023

FGP 3GP Mechanical, Electric & Instrumentation Installation Works: Pressure Boost Facility Area and Process Areas have been completed and the project is progressing towards completion.

12 May 2023

Transmission Pipeline 377km: construction works are progressing as per schedule on the project.

05 February 2023

Construction works have been progressed up to 97 per cent on FGP 3GP Mechanical, Electric & Instrumentation Installation Works package.

27 December 2022

FGP Area 51 MWP Project: The construction works have been completed on April 24, 2022.

28 November 2022

FGP-WPMP 377km Transmission Pipeline: The construction works are ongoing on the project and is expected to be completed by 2023.

06 May 2022

Construction works on FGP Area 51 MWP project have progressed up to 84 percent.

06 April 2022

Construction works on FGP 3GP Mechanical, Electric & Instrumentation Works project are ongoing and are expected to be completed by April 2023.

10 January 2022

Consolidated Contractors International Company is working as Scaffolding Contractor for FGP 3GP Mechanical, Electric & Instrumentation Installation Works package.

09 November 2021

Construction works have been progressed up to 70 percent on FGP 3GP Mechanical, Electric & Instrumentation Installation Works package and expected to be completed by April 2022.

01 June 2021

81% of construction works are completed and the project is scheduled to be completed in 2023.

11 March 2021

Construction works are complete on the Wellhead Pressure Management package.

18 December 2020

The construction works are progressing on FGP area 51 MWP and wellhead pressure management package.

07 September 2020

The project is moving at a slow pace due to the current situation in the region.

09 July 2020

The construction works are progressing on FGP area 51 MWP, wellhead Pressure Management package and FGP 3GP Mechanical, Electric & Instrumentation Installation Works package.

17 April 2020

The construction works are progressing on FGP Area 51 MWP Project and expected to be completed by March 2022.

11 March 2020

The construction works are complete on FGP Compound main works package and the works are progressing as per the schedule on Wellhead Pressure Management package.

15 July 2019

Construction works has been completed on Multi-Well Pads Civil Installation.

14 June 2019

The construction works on wellhead pressure management package is 53 percent complete and it is expected to complete by June 2022 and the construction works are ongoing on FGP Area 51 MWP package.

16 April 2019

Construction works completed on Tengiz Base Business Works and 3rd Generation Injection Facility Civil Services Works.

13 December 2018

Fluor-led joint venture completed single 3D intelligent plant design models.

17 October 2018

Mobilization works are ongoing and construction is expected to commence soon

25 September 2018

ENKA Insaat ve Sanayi A.S. and Bechtel Inc. with equal shares has been awarded a contract for mechanical, electrical and instrumentation installation works in Tengiz, Kazakhstan.

30 May 2018

Still pre-construction activities are ongoing.

19 April 2018

Pre-construction activities are underway.

21 December 2017

Still procurement of participant companies along with design activities are underway.

12 July 2017

The procurement of participant companies along with design activities are underway.

24 May 2017

Detailed design along with pre-construction activities are underway.

19 April 2017

Detailed design along with pre-construction activities are underway.

20 October 2016

Detailed design along with pre-construction activities are underway.

20 April 2016

Still documentation works to start construction are still underway.

17 February 2016

Documentation works to start construction are underway.

23 September 2015

The final decision on the financing of the expansion project will be finalized by the end of 2015.

13 May 2015

Pre-construction activities are underway.

22 October 2014

Bechtel Corporation was appointed as EPC contractor for this project. The site preparation works were started in July 2014.

24 September 2014

Design activities along with detailed engineering on the project are underway.

16 April 2014

The front-end engineering design activities on the project are underway.

19 March 2014

Negotiations are underway with Teniz Burgylau LLP and the U.S. Neighbors Drilling company.

29 August 2013

The central development commission under the committee of geology and government of Kazakhstan approved the project.

03 April 2011

The front-end engineering design (FEED) and engineering, procurement and construction management (EPMC) was awarded to Fluor-led joint venture with WorleyParsons Ltd. and Kazakh companies KING and KGNT

31 August 2010

Tengizchevroil announced a plan to develop the future growth oil field development project at Tengiz oil field in Kazakhstan.