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Summary Information
 
Summary Information
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* Operator: Shell
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* Country: USA
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* Location: Mississippi Canyon Blocks 762, 763, 764, 765, 766, 806, 807, 808, 809, 810, 850, 851, 853 & 854, Gulf of Mexico
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* Production start: 1996
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* Partners: Shell (71.5% & operator) and BP (28.5%)
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* Type: Oil & Gas
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* Estimated Reserves:
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* Production Volume:
  
Operator: Shell
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+++ Description
Country: USA
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* One of the largest oil fields in the Gulf, the development utilises a tension leg platform (TLP) installed in 2,933 feet of water
Location: Mississippi Canyon Blocks 762, 763, 764, 765, 766, 806, 807, 808, 809, 810, 850, 851, 853 & 854, Gulf of Mexico
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* Oil is transported via the [[[Mars Crude Oil Pipeline]]] to the Fourchon terminal and the Clovelly Terminal
Production start: 1996
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* The [[[Europa Oil And Gas Field]]] is tied back to the Mars Platform
Partners: Shell (71.5% & operator) and BP (28.5%)
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* Gas is transported on the [[[Mississippi Canyon Gas Pipeline]]]
Type: Oil & Gas
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* **Mars B Project:**
Estimated Reserves:
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* The development is centred around a Tension Leg Platform, the Olympus drilling and production platform
Production Volume:
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* It is the largest, floating deep-water platform in the Gulf of Mexico
Description
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* The Shell Mars B development includes subsea wells at the West Boreas and South Deimos fields, export pipelines, and a shallow-water platform, located at West Delta 143, near the Louisiana coast.  
  
One of the largest oil fields in the Gulf, the development utilises a tension leg platform (TLP) installed in 2,933 feet of water
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+++ Contractors
Oil is transported via the Mars Crude Oil Pipeline to the Fourchon terminal and the Clovelly Terminal
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* **Belleli:** Construction of TLP
The Europa Oil And Gas Field is tied back to the Mars Platform
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* **Nexans:** E/H Umbilical
Gas is transported on the Mississippi Canyon Gas Pipeline
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++++ **Mars B Project:**
Mars B Project:
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* **Samsung:** Construction of TLP Hull
The development is centred around a Tension Leg Platform, the Olympus drilling and production platform
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* **Kiewit:** Fabrication and integration of a 5,000-ton, 192 person-on-board (POB) living quarters for the Shell Olympus Topsides
It is the largest, floating deep-water platform in the Gulf of Mexico
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* **Dril-Quip:** Subsea wellhead equipment, production riser tieback connectors and drilling riser components for the Olympus TLP
The Shell Mars B development includes subsea wells at the West Boreas and South Deimos fields, export pipelines, and a shallow-water platform, located at West Delta 143, near the Louisiana coast.
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* **FMC Technologies:** Six subsea production trees, each rated at 15,000 psi & manufacture and provide subsea and topside controls, one manifold and related systems and equipment
Contractors
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* **Technip:** Supply of Umbilical
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* **Nexans:** Deimos E/H Umbilical
  
Belleli: Construction of TLP
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+++ History
Nexans: E/H Umbilical
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* 1989 - Mars Oil And Gas Field discovered
Mars B Project:
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* 1996 - Mars TLP installed
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* 1996 - First oil produced
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* 2010 - Final investment decision for the Mars B project
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* 2014 - Mars B production comes on stream
  
Samsung: Construction of TLP Hull
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+++ Geology
Kiewit: Fabrication and integration of a 5,000-ton, 192 person-on-board (POB) living quarters for the Shell Olympus Topsides
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Dril-Quip: Subsea wellhead equipment, production riser tieback connectors and drilling riser components for the Olympus TLP
 
FMC Technologies: Six subsea production trees, each rated at 15,000 psi & manufacture and provide subsea and topside controls, one manifold and related systems and equipment
 
Technip: Supply of Umbilical
 
Nexans: Deimos E/H Umbilical
 
History
 
  
1989 - Mars Oil And Gas Field discovered
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+++ Links
1996 - Mars TLP installed
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# [[[International Protective Coatings Platform References]]]
1996 - First oil produced
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# [[[Nexans Norway Umbilical References]]]
2010 - Final investment decision for the Mars B project
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# [[[Samsung Platform References]]]
2014 - Mars B production comes on stream
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# [[[Gulf Of Mexico Permanent Deepwater Structures]]]
Geology
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# [[[Gulf Of Mexico Deepwater Natural Gas And Oil Qualified Fields]]]
 
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# [http://www.shell.com/global/aboutshell/major-projects-2/mars-b.html Mars B, Shell]
=== Links ===
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# [http://www.kiewit.com/projects/oil-gas-chemical/upstream-offshore/olympus/ Kiewit, Project]
 
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# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/archive:new-growth-for-shell-in-upstream-americas New growth for Shell in Upstream Americas]
International Protective Coatings Platform References
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# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/archive:dril-quip-inc-awarded-27-million-contract-for-the-su Dril-Quip, Inc. Awarded $27 Million Contract for the Supply of Subsea Equipment]
Nexans Norway Umbilical References
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# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:290 FMC Technologies to Supply Subsea Systems for Shell Offshore Inc.'s West Boreas Project]
Samsung Platform References
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# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:1401 Technip awarded umbilical contracts in the US]
Gulf Of Mexico Permanent Deepwater Structures
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# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:5027 Shell starts production from second Mars platform in deep water Gulf of Mexico]
Gulf Of Mexico Deepwater Natural Gas And Oil Qualified Fields
 
Mars B, Shell
 
Kiewit, Project
 
New growth for Shell in Upstream Americas
 
Dril-Quip, Inc. Awarded $27 Million Contract for the Supply of Subsea Equipment
 
FMC Technologies to Supply Subsea Systems for Shell Offshore Inc.'s West Boreas Project
 
Technip awarded umbilical contracts in the US
 
Shell starts production from second Mars platform in deep water Gulf of Mexico
 
 
# [https://a-barrel-full.blogspot.com/2020/08/technipfmc-awarded-significant_17.html TechnipFMC Awarded a Significant Integrated EPCI (iEPCI™) Contract for the Shell PowerNap project in the Gulf of Mexico]
 
# [https://a-barrel-full.blogspot.com/2020/08/technipfmc-awarded-significant_17.html TechnipFMC Awarded a Significant Integrated EPCI (iEPCI™) Contract for the Shell PowerNap project in the Gulf of Mexico]

Revision as of 17:08, 16 July 2024

Summary Information

  • Operator: Shell
  • Country: USA
  • Location: Mississippi Canyon Blocks 762, 763, 764, 765, 766, 806, 807, 808, 809, 810, 850, 851, 853 & 854, Gulf of Mexico
  • Production start: 1996
  • Partners: Shell (71.5% & operator) and BP (28.5%)
  • Type: Oil & Gas
  • Estimated Reserves:
  • Production Volume:

+++ Description

  • One of the largest oil fields in the Gulf, the development utilises a tension leg platform (TLP) installed in 2,933 feet of water
  • Oil is transported via the [[[Mars Crude Oil Pipeline]]] to the Fourchon terminal and the Clovelly Terminal
  • The [[[Europa Oil And Gas Field]]] is tied back to the Mars Platform
  • Gas is transported on the [[[Mississippi Canyon Gas Pipeline]]]
  • **Mars B Project:**
* The development is centred around a Tension Leg Platform, the Olympus drilling and production platform
* It is the largest, floating deep-water platform in the Gulf of Mexico
* The Shell Mars B development includes subsea wells at the West Boreas and South Deimos fields, export pipelines, and a shallow-water platform, located at West Delta 143, near the Louisiana coast. 

+++ Contractors

  • **Belleli:** Construction of TLP
  • **Nexans:** E/H Umbilical

++++ **Mars B Project:**

  • **Samsung:** Construction of TLP Hull
  • **Kiewit:** Fabrication and integration of a 5,000-ton, 192 person-on-board (POB) living quarters for the Shell Olympus Topsides
* **Dril-Quip:** Subsea wellhead equipment, production riser tieback connectors and drilling riser components for the Olympus TLP
* **FMC Technologies:** Six subsea production trees, each rated at 15,000 psi & manufacture and provide subsea and topside controls, one manifold and related systems and equipment
* **Technip:** Supply of Umbilical 
* **Nexans:** Deimos E/H Umbilical

+++ History

  • 1989 - Mars Oil And Gas Field discovered
  • 1996 - Mars TLP installed
  • 1996 - First oil produced
  • 2010 - Final investment decision for the Mars B project
  • 2014 - Mars B production comes on stream

+++ Geology

+++ Links

  1. [[[International Protective Coatings Platform References]]]
  2. [[[Nexans Norway Umbilical References]]]
  3. [[[Samsung Platform References]]]
  4. [[[Gulf Of Mexico Permanent Deepwater Structures]]]
  5. [[[Gulf Of Mexico Deepwater Natural Gas And Oil Qualified Fields]]]
  6. Mars B, Shell
  7. Kiewit, Project
  8. New growth for Shell in Upstream Americas
  9. Dril-Quip, Inc. Awarded $27 Million Contract for the Supply of Subsea Equipment
  10. FMC Technologies to Supply Subsea Systems for Shell Offshore Inc.'s West Boreas Project
  11. Technip awarded umbilical contracts in the US
  12. Shell starts production from second Mars platform in deep water Gulf of Mexico
  13. TechnipFMC Awarded a Significant Integrated EPCI (iEPCI™) Contract for the Shell PowerNap project in the Gulf of Mexico