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01.04.2010 15:09

Shell starts production at Perdido

This is the world’s deepest offshore drilling and production facility

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Shell today produced its first oil and natural gas from the Perdido Development, the world’s deepest offshore drilling and production facility. It is located in an isolated, ultra-deep sector of the Gulf of Mexico. The facility sits in approximately 2,450 metres of water and will access reservoirs deep beneath the ocean floor. Perdido smashes the world water depth record for an offshore platform by more than 50%.

“Perdido is an impressive project in a strong Gulf of Mexico portfolio that continues to grow,” said Marvin Odum, Upstream Americas Director, Shell Energy Resources Company. “Perdido presented technical challenges unlike we’ve ever seen in the Gulf of Mexico. Shell’s team used its expertise to open this new frontier and confront complex reservoir characteristics, extreme marine conditions, and record water depth pressures. Perdido demonstrates what companies like Shell can do when US federal lands and waters are opened to responsible energy exploration and production.”

From the first lease purchase to today’s production, the Perdido Development required an industry workforce of approximately 12,000 people, including employees and contractors. Shell designed, and operates, the Perdido host spar, a floating production facility, which is jointly owned by Shell (35%), Chevron (37.5%), and BP (27.5%).

The Perdido Development will ramp up to annual peak production of more than 100 000 barrels of oil equivalent per day.

Also in the Gulf of Mexico, Shell recently announced another deepwater discovery at Appomattox, which is in addition to recent exploration success at West Boreas, Vito, and Stones. These discoveries underpin the potential for four new production hubs.

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