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* The development will utilise a semi-submersible Floating Production Unit (FPU) | * The development will utilise a semi-submersible Floating Production Unit (FPU) | ||
* Vito is expected to reach peak production of approximately 100,000 barrels of oil equivalent (boe) per day | * Vito is expected to reach peak production of approximately 100,000 barrels of oil equivalent (boe) per day | ||
| − | * The crude | + | * The crude is transported on the [[Mars Crude Oil Pipeline]], to which it is connected by the 51-mile, 18 inch, 120,000 bpd capacity Vito Pipeline |
| + | * A waterflood project is under way and will be completed in 2027 | ||
=== Contractors === | === Contractors === | ||
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* 2018 - Final investment decision | * 2018 - Final investment decision | ||
* 2023 - First oil produced | * 2023 - First oil produced | ||
| + | * 2024 - Shell took the Final Investment Decision (FID) on a ‘waterflood’ project | ||
=== Geology === | === Geology === | ||
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# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/archive:export-pipelines-award-demonstrates-subsea-7s-strong Export pipelines award demonstrates Subsea 7’s strong track record for cost-effective execution in the US Gulf of Mexico.] | # [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/archive:export-pipelines-award-demonstrates-subsea-7s-strong Export pipelines award demonstrates Subsea 7’s strong track record for cost-effective execution in the US Gulf of Mexico.] | ||
# [https://abarrelfull.blogspot.com/2023/11/shell-starts-production-at-vito-in-us.html Shell starts production at Vito in US Gulf of Mexico] | # [https://abarrelfull.blogspot.com/2023/11/shell-starts-production-at-vito-in-us.html Shell starts production at Vito in US Gulf of Mexico] | ||
| + | # [https://a-barrel-full.blogspot.com/2024/08/shell-invests-in-water-injection-at.html Shell invests in water injection at Gulf of Mexico field] | ||
[[category:Field]] | [[category:Field]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:01, 15 August 2024
Summary Information
- Operator: Shell
- Country: USA
- Location: Mississippi Canyon Blocks 940 & 984, Gulf of Mexico
- Production start: 2023
- Partners: Shell Offshore Inc. (63.11% operator) and Equinor (36.89%)
- Type: Oil & Gas
- Estimated Reserves:
- Production Volume: Expected 100,000 bpd at peak
Description
- Located over four blocks in the Mississippi Canyon area of the Gulf of Mexico, the Vito development will consist of eight subsea wells with deep (18,000 feet) in-well gas lift.
- The development will utilise a semi-submersible Floating Production Unit (FPU)
- Vito is expected to reach peak production of approximately 100,000 barrels of oil equivalent (boe) per day
- The crude is transported on the Mars Crude Oil Pipeline, to which it is connected by the 51-mile, 18 inch, 120,000 bpd capacity Vito Pipeline
- A waterflood project is under way and will be completed in 2027
Contractors
- Jacobs Engineering: Front-end engineering and design (FEED) package and detailed engineering for the Vito host platform topsides
- Sembcorp Marine: Construct and integrate the hull, topsides and living quarters of the Vito semi-submersible Floating Production Unit (FPU)
- Subsea 7:
- Project management, engineering, procurement, installation and pull-in of two 12” infield production flowlines with 10” steel catenary risers (SCRs), one gas lift flowline and SCR, and the umbilical system.
- Transportation and installation of 50 miles of 18-inch oil export pipelines, 17 miles of 10-inch Gas Export pipelines and three miles of associated Steel Catenary Risers and pipeline end terminations
- Oceaneering: electro-hydraulic steel tube control umbilical, and flying leads, totaling approximately nine kilometers (5.6 miles) in length
History
- 2009 - Vito Oil Field discovered
- 2010 - Appraisal wells drilled
- 2014 - Statoil acquired Anadarko's share
- 2016 - Jacobs awarded FEED contract
- 2018 - Final investment decision
- 2023 - First oil produced
- 2024 - Shell took the Final Investment Decision (FID) on a ‘waterflood’ project
Geology
- 600 net feet of high-quality oil pay in thick subsalt Miocene sands
Links
- Gulf Of Mexico Deepwater Natural Gas And Oil Qualified Fields
- EIA Liquids Pipeline Projects 2021-2025
- Anadarko Announces Its Fourth Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Discovery in 2009
- Anadarko Provides Deepwater Update
- Jacobs Wins Contract from Shell for Gulf of Mexico Platform
- Sembcorp Marine Secures Contract for the Construction and Integration of Vito FPU’s Hull, Topsides and Living Quarters
- Subsea 7 awarded contract offshore Gulf of Mexico
- Oceaneering Announces Subsea 7 Umbilical Contract for Shell's Vito Development in the Gulf of Mexico
- Shell invests in the Vito development in the Gulf of Mexico
- Export pipelines award demonstrates Subsea 7’s strong track record for cost-effective execution in the US Gulf of Mexico.
- Shell starts production at Vito in US Gulf of Mexico
- Shell invests in water injection at Gulf of Mexico field
