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* Location: Alaminos Canyon | * Location: Alaminos Canyon | ||
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* Partners: Chevron | * Partners: Chevron | ||
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=== Description === | === Description === | ||
* The Whale production facility is in the Alaminos Canyon Block 773 and is adjacent to the Shell-operated Silvertip field, approximately 10 miles from the Shell-operated Perdido platform and approximately 200 miles southwest of Houston. | * The Whale production facility is in the Alaminos Canyon Block 773 and is adjacent to the Shell-operated Silvertip field, approximately 10 miles from the Shell-operated Perdido platform and approximately 200 miles southwest of Houston. | ||
| − | * The development will use a four-column semi-submersible host facility, | + | * The development will use a four-column semi-submersible host facility, in more than 8,600 feet of water, with 15 oil producing wells. It will be a clone of that in the [[Vito Oil Field]] |
* Gas will be exported via a 25-mile gas lateral pipeline build from the Whale platform to the existing Perdido gas pipeline and a new 125-mile oil pipeline to the existing Williams-owned GA-A244 junction platform. The natural gas will be transported to Williams’ Markham gas processing plant located in Matagorda, TX. | * Gas will be exported via a 25-mile gas lateral pipeline build from the Whale platform to the existing Perdido gas pipeline and a new 125-mile oil pipeline to the existing Williams-owned GA-A244 junction platform. The natural gas will be transported to Williams’ Markham gas processing plant located in Matagorda, TX. | ||
=== Contractors === | === Contractors === | ||
| − | * | + | * '''Seatrium:''' Construction of the Floating Production Unit (FPU) |
| + | * '''McDermott:''' Provision of engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning (EPCIC) for 30 miles (50 kilometers) of pipeline and approximately nine miles (15 kilometers) of umbilical to connect five drill centers to a new offshore platform. | ||
=== History === | === History === | ||
| − | * | + | * 2019 - Shell awarded the FPU contract, subject to FID |
| + | * 2021 - Shell announced FID | ||
| + | * 2021 - William's signs contract to provide gas transportation | ||
| + | * 2023 - Seatrium delivered the FPU | ||
| + | * 2025 - Production started | ||
=== Geology === | === Geology === | ||
| − | * | + | * - |
=== Links === | === Links === | ||
| − | # | + | # [https://abarrelfull.blogspot.com/2023/11/shell-invests-in-whale-development-in.html Shell Invests in the Whale Development in the Gulf of Mexico] |
| + | # [https://abarrelfull.blogspot.com/2023/11/williams-announces-agreement-on.html Williams Announces Agreement on Deepwater Whale Project] | ||
| + | # [https://abarrelfull.blogspot.com/2023/11/mcdermotts-amazon-tapped-for-deepwater.html McDermott's Amazon Tapped for Deepwater Development in Gulf of Mexico] | ||
| + | # [https://a-barrel-full.blogspot.com/2023/11/seatrium-successfully-delivers-floating.html Seatrium Successfully Delivers Floating Production Unit For Gulf of Mexico Project] | ||
| + | # [https://abarrelfull.blogspot.com/2025/03/shell-starts-production-at-whale-in-us.html Shell starts production at Whale in the US Gulf of Mexico] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:50, 13 March 2025
Summary Information
- Operator: Shell
- Country: USA
- Location: Alaminos Canyon
- Production start: 2025
- Partners: Chevron
- Type: Oil & Gas
- Estimated Reserves:
- Production Volume:
Description
- The Whale production facility is in the Alaminos Canyon Block 773 and is adjacent to the Shell-operated Silvertip field, approximately 10 miles from the Shell-operated Perdido platform and approximately 200 miles southwest of Houston.
- The development will use a four-column semi-submersible host facility, in more than 8,600 feet of water, with 15 oil producing wells. It will be a clone of that in the Vito Oil Field
- Gas will be exported via a 25-mile gas lateral pipeline build from the Whale platform to the existing Perdido gas pipeline and a new 125-mile oil pipeline to the existing Williams-owned GA-A244 junction platform. The natural gas will be transported to Williams’ Markham gas processing plant located in Matagorda, TX.
Contractors
- Seatrium: Construction of the Floating Production Unit (FPU)
- McDermott: Provision of engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning (EPCIC) for 30 miles (50 kilometers) of pipeline and approximately nine miles (15 kilometers) of umbilical to connect five drill centers to a new offshore platform.
History
- 2019 - Shell awarded the FPU contract, subject to FID
- 2021 - Shell announced FID
- 2021 - William's signs contract to provide gas transportation
- 2023 - Seatrium delivered the FPU
- 2025 - Production started
Geology
- -
Links
- Shell Invests in the Whale Development in the Gulf of Mexico
- Williams Announces Agreement on Deepwater Whale Project
- McDermott's Amazon Tapped for Deepwater Development in Gulf of Mexico
- Seatrium Successfully Delivers Floating Production Unit For Gulf of Mexico Project
- Shell starts production at Whale in the US Gulf of Mexico
