Thailand’s PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited (PTTEP) has completed the country’s first full reuse and relocation of a decommissioned offshore wellhead platform, cutting development time and costs while reducing carbon emissions.
The company relocated the Jakrawan K platform from the Funan Field and reinstalled it at another location within the G1/61 gas development in the Gulf of Thailand. The facility is now operational.
The relocation and installation of the platform’s topside, jacket and selected pile sections took about six months, compared with around 20 months required to develop a new wellhead platform. PTTEP estimates the reuse reduced construction costs by 35–50% and avoided approximately 3,270 tonnes of CO₂-equivalent emissions.
PTTEP CEO Montri Rawanchaikul said structurally sound platforms can be reused after field depletion to maximize their value and extend their service life.
The company plans to reuse around 10 additional wellhead platforms between 2027 and 2029, subject to structural integrity and safety assessments.
