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| − | Summary Information | + | === Summary Information === |
* Operator: Shell | * Operator: Shell | ||
* Country: USA | * Country: USA | ||
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* Production Volume: | * Production Volume: | ||
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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 | * 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 | + | * Oil is transported via the [[Mars Crude Oil Pipeline]] to the Fourchon terminal and the Clovelly Terminal |
| − | * The | + | * The [[Europa Oil And Gas Field]] is tied back to the Mars Platform |
| − | * Gas is transported on the | + | * Gas is transported on the [[Mississippi Canyon Gas Pipeline]] |
* **Mars B Project:** | * **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 | * **Belleli:** Construction of TLP | ||
* **Nexans:** E/H Umbilical | * **Nexans:** E/H Umbilical | ||
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| + | ==== **Mars B Project:** ==== | ||
* **Samsung:** Construction of TLP Hull | * **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 | * **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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* **Nexans:** Deimos E/H Umbilical | * **Nexans:** Deimos E/H Umbilical | ||
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* 1989 - Mars Oil And Gas Field discovered | * 1989 - Mars Oil And Gas Field discovered | ||
* 1996 - Mars TLP installed | * 1996 - Mars TLP installed | ||
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* 2014 - Mars B production comes on stream | * 2014 - Mars B production comes on stream | ||
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| − | + | === Links === | |
| − | # | + | # [[International Protective Coatings Platform References]] |
| − | # | + | # [[Nexans Norway Umbilical References]] |
| − | # | + | # [[Samsung Platform References]] |
| − | # | + | # [[Gulf Of Mexico Permanent Deepwater Structures]] |
| − | # | + | # [[Gulf Of Mexico Deepwater Natural Gas And Oil Qualified Fields]] |
# [http://www.shell.com/global/aboutshell/major-projects-2/mars-b.html Mars B, Shell] | # [http://www.shell.com/global/aboutshell/major-projects-2/mars-b.html Mars B, Shell] | ||
# [http://www.kiewit.com/projects/oil-gas-chemical/upstream-offshore/olympus/ Kiewit, Project] | # [http://www.kiewit.com/projects/oil-gas-chemical/upstream-offshore/olympus/ Kiewit, Project] | ||
Revision as of 17:10, 16 July 2024
Contents
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
- International Protective Coatings Platform References
- Nexans Norway Umbilical References
- Samsung Platform References
- Gulf Of Mexico Permanent Deepwater Structures
- 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
- TechnipFMC Awarded a Significant Integrated EPCI (iEPCI™) Contract for the Shell PowerNap project in the Gulf of Mexico
