Posted in accidents, Gulf of Mexico, Offshore Energy - General, pipelines, tagged Chevron, Equinor, Gulf of Mexico production, Mars, Olympus, Shell pipeline, Ursa on August 12, 2022| Leave a Comment »
But late Thursday, a Shell spokesperson said that repairs were underway and that the company expected both pipelines to be back in service Friday.
CNN
This is a good example of the interconnectivity of deepwater projects with major Shell, Chevron, and Equinor facilities shut-in as a result of a relatively minor downstream pipeline incident.
Mars crude price appears to have reacted to the shut-in news:
Posted in accidents, Gulf of Mexico, Offshore Energy - General, tagged Gulf of Mexico, Mars, Olympus, pipeline, production shut-in, Shell, Ursa on August 11, 2022| Leave a Comment »
A small pipeline leak (estimated 2 bbl spill) at an onshore booster station is having a major impact on Gulf of Mexico production. Per Reuters, as much as 600,000 bopd could be temporarily shut-in. GoM production averaged 1.6 million bopd in May.
These major platforms are reported to be shut-in:
Shell, the pipeline operator, did not provide an estimate on the resumption of production.
Posted in Gulf of Mexico, hurricanes, Offshore Energy - General, tagged Gulf of Mexico, Hurricane Ida, Mars, production, Shell, Ursa on November 9, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Per Shell, production at Mars and Ursa has restarted. Olympus was restarted on 10/1. The December production figures should give us a pretty good indication of stabilized GoM production post Ida.
Posted in Gulf of Mexico, hurricanes, Offshore Energy - General, oil, tagged Gulf of Mexico, Hurricane Ida, Mars, Olympus, Shell, Ursa, WD 143 on September 3, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Shell Offshore Inc. (Shell), a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc, conducted an initial flyover of our assets in the path of Hurricane Ida. During this initial flight, we observed damage to our West Delta-143 (WD-143) offshore facilities. When it is safe to do so, we will send personnel offshore to provide a closer inspection of these facilities to understand the full extent of the damage and the degree to which our production in the Gulf of Mexico will likely be impacted.
Shell news release
This is a very significant report given the importance of the WD 143 platform in transferring all production from Shell facilities in the “Mars corridor.” These facilities include the Mars, Olympus, and Ursa platforms.
Bud's Offshore Energy (BOE) 