TechnipFMC Tallies Shell PowerNap Award
, including subsea tree systems, subsea distribution controls, topside controls, flying leads and connectors for three wells, in addition to the supply of 20 miles of production umbilical and flowlines.Shell announced FID for the project earlier this month.PowerNap is a subsea tieback project to the Olympus production hub and is located in Mississippi Canyon, Block MC943. The project is expected to complete installation in late 2021 and produce up to 35,000 barrels per day of oil equivalent at peak rates
BP Brings Thunder Horse South Online
to operate during construction and installation of the new subsea production and pipeline system. In the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, BP operates four large production platforms — Thunder Horse, Atlantis, Mad Dog and Na Kika, and holds interests in four non-operated hubs — Mars, Olympus, Ursa and Great White.
Gulf of Mexico Sees First LNG-powered OSV
load from Harvey Gulf’s new LNG bunkering facility at their terminal at Port Fourchon, Louisiana’s southernmost port with more than 600 oil and gas drilling rigs and platforms located within a 40-mile radius. From there the Harvey Energy will go to Shell’s platforms, such as the new Olympus production platform, bringing equipment and drilling fluids. In addition to using LNG as a fuel, the OSV will also use high efficient Gadinia 40 as its engine oil. Shell said two more LNG-fuelled vessels are expected to follow. LNG fuel is a new alternative for vessel operators in
Olympus Debuts Portable Eddy Current Flaw Detectors
Olympus announced the introduction of its new NORTEC 600 Series high-performance eddy current flaw detectors. The NORTEC 600 incorporates the latest advancements in high-performance digital circuitry and eddy current flaw detection into one compact and durable unit. With its crisp and vivid 5.7 inch VGA display and true full-screen mode, the NORTEC 600 is capable of producing user-selectable, highly contrast eddy current signals in any lighting condition. Available in four versatile models, the NORTEC 600 offers a wide range of innovative functionalities, including an Application Selection menu
Shell’s Largest GoM Platform Starts Production
Shell has begun production from the Mars B development through Olympus, the company’s seventh and largest floating deepwater platform in the Gulf of Mexico. It is the first deepwater project in the Gulf to expand an existing oil and gas field with significant new infrastructure, which should extend the life of the greater Mars basin to 2050 or beyond. Combined future production from Olympus and the original Mars platform is expected to deliver an estimated resource base of 1 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe). “With two large platforms now producing from the deep-water Mars field
Underwater Volcano Dubbed World’s Largest
covers an area of about 120,000 square miles. By comparison, Hawaii’s Mauna Loa – the largest active volcano on Earth – is approximately 2,000 square miles, or roughly 2 percent the size of Tamu Massif. To find a worthy comparison, one must look skyward to the planet Mars, home to Olympus Mons. That giant volcano, which is visible on a clear night with a good backyard telescope, is only about 25 percent larger by volume than Tamu Massif. The study relies on two distinct, yet complementary, sources of evidence – core samples collected on Integrated Ocean Drilling Program
Shell's Olympus Platform Sails for GofM
Shell’s massive Olympus tension leg platform (TLP) sets sail from Ingleside, Texas for a 425 mile trek to its final home on the Mars Field in the Gulf of Mexico. For 10 days, tugboats will pull the over 120,000 ton platform to location where work will begin to secure the platform in place. The Olympus TLP will be moored to the seafloor by tendons grouped at each of the structure's corners and will float in approximately 3000 feet of water. The Olympus TLP is Shell’s sixth and largest tension leg platform and will provide process infrastructure for two of Shell’s deep
Shell Moves Forward on Development at Stones
US refineries, and gas will be transported by pipeline. The launch of the Stones development is a key milestone as Shell continues to grow deepwater exploration and development in the Gulf of Mexico, having made significant progress recently on the Mars-B development project with the arrival of the Olympus tension leg platform. Shell is also in the concept selection phase for the Appomattox and Vito discoveries in the Gulf of Mexico. Shell holds 100% interest and will operate the Stones development. www.shell.com
Shell Expands GofM Portfolio
approximately $166 million. Shell was the apparent high bidder on 38 blocks, with those bids totaling approximately $ 140-million. The results strengthen Shell’s existing portfolio, which includes significant progress on the Mars-B development project with the arrival of the Olympus Tension Leg Platform. Shell is also in the concept selection phase for the Appomattox and Vito discoveries.
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