Offshore staff
HOUSTON – Shell Offshore Inc. has completed a damage assessment of its West Delta-143 (WD-143) offshore facilities in the Gulf of Mexico from Hurricane Ida.
The company said the WD-143 “A” platform facilities are expected to be offline for repairs until the end of 2021, and that the facilities on the WD-143 “C” platform will be operational in 4Q 2021.
The WD-143 facilities serve as the transfer station for production from the company’s assets in the Mars corridor (the Mars, Olympus, and Ursa TLPs) in the Gulf of Mexico to onshore crude and natural gas terminals.
Given the timeline for repairs to WD-143, the company expects to resume production from the Olympus platform, which flows across the WD-143 “C” platform, in 4Q 2021, and from the Mars and Ursa facilities, which flow across the WD-143 “A” platform, in 1Q 2022.
About 60% of Shell-operated production in the Gulf of Mexico is back online.
The WD-143 platform, owned by Shell Offshore Inc. (71.5%) and bp Exploration & Production Inc. (28.5%), is operated by Shell Pipeline Company LP.
09/20/2021
