Olympus tension leg platform
Olympus is a tension leg platform oil rig, planned as a further development of the Mars field (hence "Mars B").[1]
Design
Olympus is a Tension Leg Platform, with 24 wells; added to Mars A, this means a combined 48 wells and more than 350,000 boepd capacity.[2]
The body of the platform was fabricated in South Korea, then transported to Texas on the MV Blue Marlin, arriving in January 2013,[3] to be fitted with topside equipment made by Kiewit Offshore Service.
Project
Shell owns 71.5% of the project; BP owns 28.5%. It is expected to become operational in 2015. The platform would be moored about 130 miles south of New Orleans, and would extract oil from eight Mississippi Canyon blocks: 762, 763, 764, 805, 806, 807, 850 and 851.[4]
Wells are being drilled by the Noble Bully 1.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Shell to add second platform on deepwater Mars field". Oil & Gas Journal. 10 May 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ "Mars Gets Mid-Life Boost". AAPG Explorer. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ "Shell's Olympus hull makes trek from South..." Chron. 28 January 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ "Mars Oil and Gas Field Project, Gulf of Mexico, United States of America". Offshore Technology. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ "A Novel Ship Extends Shell's Reach". Wall Street Journal. 3 January 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
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