Offshore staff
HOUSTON – Shell Offshore Inc. has announced the final investment decision (FID) for Dover, a planned subsea tieback to the Shell-operated Appomattox production hub in the US Gulf of Mexico.
Originally discovered in 2018, Dover is located within Mississippi Canyon, approximately 170 miles offshore southeast of New Orleans, Louisiana in about 7,500 feet of water.
The development concept for Dover is a subsea tieback to the Shell-operated Appomattox production hub, with two production wells produced through a 17.5-mile flowline and riser.
Dover is expected to produce up to 21,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d) at peak rates. Production is expected to start in late 2024-early 2025 and produce up to 21,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d) at peak rates.
“Shell is a pioneer in the Norphlet reservoir with Appomattox, and we are building on our leading position in the reservoir with Dover,” said Paul Goodfellow, Shell’s Executive Vice President for Deepwater. “Last year we took FID on Rydberg, another subsea tieback to Appomattox, and Dover gives us an opportunity to add to our base in this prolific basin.”
Shell says that its investment at Dover underscores its long-term commitment to the US Gulf of Mexico, where production has among the lowest greenhouse gas intensity in the world for producing oil.
03.16.2023
