Subsea7 to install floating platform for deepwater Sparta project

April 4, 2025
Shell Offshore Inc has contracted Subsea7 to transport and install the floating production system for the Sparta development in the US Gulf of Mexico.

Shell Offshore Inc has contracted Subsea7 to transport and install the floating production system for the Sparta development in the US Gulf of Mexico.

The field location is in Garden Banks Block 959, offshore the southeastern coast of Louisiana in water depths of up to 1,635 m. 

Project management and engineering have started at Subsea7's office in Houston, with offshore operations expected to begin in 2027.

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