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Whale is located in Alaminos Canyon Block 773, adjacent to the
The facility will operate in more than 8,600 feet (2,621 metres) of water, and will be connected to 15 producing oil wells.
“Whale is the latest demonstration of our focus on simplification, replication and capital projects with shorter cycle times to drive greater value from our advantaged positions,” stated Shell’s upstream director, Wael Sawan.
The decision to move forward with the project comes at a time when FIDs on new standalone Gulf developments have become relatively uncommon. However, Shell’s announcement illustrates that it is still possible to commit to bringing new deepwater projects online, with some modification or replication of existing developments.
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