Mubadala Petroleum, operator of the Manora oil development joint venture, said production at the Gulf of Thailand platform is now expected to commence in the second half of October, rather than at the end of third-quarter 2014, according to a news release from partner Tap Oil.

The short delay is due to a combination of poor weather and delays in commencing the platform commissioning. The commissioning work is well underway, and it is anticipated the hook up and commissioning will be completed during this time, Tap Oil said in the release. Tap Oil has a 30% interest in the project.

The Manora A platform is located within the Gulf of Thailand in 46 m (151 ft) of water. The development drilling program calls for the drilling and completion of 15 wells (10 producers and five injectors), with the program expected to take until the end of first-quarter 2015, according to the release.

Batch drilling of the first three development wells is progressing ahead of schedule, with MNA-01 and MNA-02 having been drilled to the final target depths and drilling of MNA-03 progressing, Tap said in the news release updating the Manor oil development.

MNA-01 and MNA-02 are required ahead of introduction of hydrocarbons to the Manora production facility. The first two development wells MNA-01 and MNA-02, encountered 52 m (172 ft) and 49 m (160 ft) of net oil pay respectively in the three 600-series reservoirs of the central fault block. They will be completed as single-zone producers in two of the three reservoirs, Tap said in the release. The well results compare favorably to the Manora-1 discovery well, which found 51 m (168 ft) net oil pay in the same sequence of reservoirs. Drilling is currently progressing on the MNA-03 well, which is targeted at the third reservoir.