Shell has started producing its first oil and natural gas from the Perdido Development in the Gulf of Mexico.
The Peridido development is the world’s deepest offshore drilling and production facility and sits in approximately 2,450 metres of water.
“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,” he added.
Shell designed and operates the Perdido host spar, a floating production facility, jointly owned by Shell, Chevron and BP.
The facility will produce from the Great White, Silvertip and Tobago offshore fields.
