Offshore staff

HOUSTON --Shell has signed a contract with FMC Technologies Inc. for subsea completion and processing systems for the BC-10 project offshore Brazil.

The contract calls for 10 subsea trees rated for 69 MPa (10,000 psi), four subsea manifolds, six subsea boosting and separation systems, and related subsea equipment. Engineering and manufacture of the systems will be at FMC's Rio de Janeiro facility for delivery in 2008.

The BC-10 block is 120 km (75 mi) southeast of the coastal city of Vitória, in the state of Espírito Santo in water depths of 1,500-2,000 m (4,921- 6,562 ft).

12/13/2006