SSB intends to develop Timi, a gas discovery within the Production Sharing Contract (PSC) Block SK318. Timi reservoir is a post Mid-Miocene Unconformity (MMU) carbonate pinnacle located at the northern edge of Central Luconia Province, approximately 202 km NW of Miri with a water depth of about 143 m.

The scope of the EIA covers two development wells, Timi Well Head Platform (WHP), new riser and new Brownfield Integrated Module (BIM) at the existing F23R-A platform, pipeline and subsea fiber optic.

As the Project is specified as prescribed activities in the First Schedule of the Environmental Quality (Prescribed Activities) (Environmental Impact Assessment) Order 2015, a report on the impacts of the proposed Project on the environment is to be prepared for the approval of the Natural Resources and Environmental Board (NREB). The objective of the EIA is to ensure that all impacts, direct and indirect, especially environmental, social and economics associated with the proposed development are fully examined and addressed.

The key study elements are:

• Baseline sampling which incorporates water, seabed sediment, plankton and macrobenthos sampling.
• Drill Cutting and Mud Dispersion Modelling conducted using a three-dimensional sediment dispersion model, MUDMAP that incorporated 3D currents and cutting discharge characteristics.  This allows the determination of the extent of sediment transport in terms of sediment thickness and Total Suspended Solids (TSS) concentrations from the discharged cuttings and recoverable muds during proposed drilling operation.
• Identification of potential impacts and recommend relevant mitigation measures.