Noble Halts Production at Pinnacles Well, Offshore Israel

Noble Energy temporarily suspended the gas flow from Pinnacles #1 well offshore Israel, on June 14, only two days after the gas started flowing.

The operator informed its partners, Delek Group, that it would stop the gas flow due to an indication of a gas composition which does not match the specification for flow.

Noble will examine different alternatives including gas treatment in order to resume the gas flow.

Pinnacles offshore well was recently linked by a subsea pipeline to the nearby Mari B production platform. Helix ESG’s reeled pipelay vessel, Express, which in April arrived at the port city of Haifa, Israel, completed the SURF (Subsea Umbilicals, Risers and Flowlines) work.

According to the Israel-based financial newspaper The Globes, Pinnacles well will produce 150 million cubic feet of gas per day.

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Offshore Energy Today Staff, June 21, 2012