Wood Group Kenny (WGK) will support the Kebabangan Petroleum Operating Co. (KPOC) in pipeline engineering and flow assurance engineering studies for the Kamansu East (KME) Field offshore Sabah, Malaysia, a news release said.

The scope of work will include concept select studies and definition engineering on subsea heating options, preventing hydrates, for the 30-km gas pipeline which runs from the KME field in 750 m of water to the Kebabangan platform.

The pipeline heating technology could be the first application for deepwater gas development in Malaysia, WGK said in the release.

The KME field and Kebabangan Northern Hub Project are part of the Kebabangan Cluster, which is owned by Petronas Carigali Sdn. Bhd. (40%), ConocoPhillips (Sabah Gas) Ltd (30%) and Shell Energy Asia Ltd. (30%). KPOC is a joint venture company which was established to act as the cluster operator. The first gas from the field is expected to be required in the early 2020s, the release said.