Offshore staff

HOUSTON --Shell has contracted with FMC Technologies for the subsea completion and processing systems for the Perdido Regional Development project in the Gulf of Mexico. The equipment includes 17 subsea trees rated at 10,000 psi, two subsea manifolds, five subsea caisson separation and boosting systems, topside and subsea controls, and related equipment.

The Perdido Regional Development is approximately 200 mi (322 km) south of Freeport, Texas, and will have a spar-based common processing hub moored in about 8,000 ft (2,438 m) of water, making it the deepest production spar in the world. Water depths in the Perdido area range from about 7,500 to 10,000 ft (2,886 to 3,048 m) with a rugged seabed terrain.

5/7/2007