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* Location: Garden Banks Block 959 in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico
 
* Location: Garden Banks Block 959 in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico
 
* Production start:  
 
* Production start:  
* Partners: Shell - 60%, Equinor - 40%
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* Partners: Shell - 51%, Equinor - 49%
 
* Type: Oil / Gas
 
* Type: Oil / Gas
 
* Estimated Reserves:  
 
* Estimated Reserves:  
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=== History ===
 
=== History ===
 
* 2012 - North Platte Oil Field discovered
 
* 2012 - North Platte Oil Field discovered
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* 2018 - Equinor acquired 40% of the project
 
* 2020 - Worley awarded FEED
 
* 2020 - Worley awarded FEED
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* 2022 - Total exited the project
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* 2022 - Shell acquired 51% of the project from Equinor
  
 
=== Geology
 
=== Geology
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* Subsalt Paleogene reservoir at depth of ~30,000 ft. (9,100 m)
  
 
=== Links ===
 
=== Links ===
 
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:3496 USA: Total announces significant oil discovery in the Gulf of Mexico]
 
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:3496 USA: Total announces significant oil discovery in the Gulf of Mexico]
 
# [https://abarrelfull.blogspot.com/2023/08/worley-has-been-awarded-front-end.html Worley has been awarded the front-end engineering design (FEED) contract for TOTAL E&P USA’s North Platte field development in the Gulf of Mexico]
 
# [https://abarrelfull.blogspot.com/2023/08/worley-has-been-awarded-front-end.html Worley has been awarded the front-end engineering design (FEED) contract for TOTAL E&P USA’s North Platte field development in the Gulf of Mexico]
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# [https://abarrelfull.blogspot.com/2023/08/equinor-transfers-operatorship-for-gulf.html Equinor transfers operatorship for Gulf of Mexico field to Shell]
  
 
[[category:Field]]
 
[[category:Field]]
 
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[[category:USA]]
 
[[category:Shell]]
 
[[category:Shell]]

Revision as of 09:29, 29 August 2023

Summary Information

  • Operator: Shell
  • Country: USA
  • Location: Garden Banks Block 959 in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico
  • Production start:
  • Partners: Shell - 51%, Equinor - 49%
  • Type: Oil / Gas
  • Estimated Reserves:
  • Production Volume:

Description

  • North Platte is located in a water depth of approximately 4,400 feet (1,340 m) and was drilled to a total depth of approximately 34,500 feet (10,520 m)

Contractors

  • Worley: Front-end engineering design (FEED)

History

  • 2012 - North Platte Oil Field discovered
  • 2018 - Equinor acquired 40% of the project
  • 2020 - Worley awarded FEED
  • 2022 - Total exited the project
  • 2022 - Shell acquired 51% of the project from Equinor

=== Geology

  • Subsalt Paleogene reservoir at depth of ~30,000 ft. (9,100 m)

Links

  1. USA: Total announces significant oil discovery in the Gulf of Mexico
  2. Worley has been awarded the front-end engineering design (FEED) contract for TOTAL E&P USA’s North Platte field development in the Gulf of Mexico
  3. Equinor transfers operatorship for Gulf of Mexico field to Shell