Feature 1
Alaminos Canyon, will be linked to the subsea wells. related products. Hardware installations
Perdido spar above. Oil will be brought to The facility is designed to produce are scheduled to begin later this year.
the surface against the extreme pressure of 100,000bopd and 200mmscfd. The Installation services are planned
the deepwater by 1500hp electric pumps production from these fields will be to be performed using Oceaneering’s
and gas will be separated on the sea fl oor transported via new and existing pipelines dynamically positioned vessels, including
and naturally rise to the production unit to US refi neries. First oil production at Olympic Intervention IV that will soon be
on the surface. Perdido regional host facility is scheduled available for service.
Th e remotest producing platform in the for 2009-10. T Jay Collins, president and chief
entire Gulf of Mexico region, Perdido will executive offi cer, stated: “Th e award of this
fl oat 220miles (354km) from Galveston, Hardware contract reinforces our belief that demand
Texas, and provide living quarters for 150 Oceaneering International Inc, oilfield for our subsea hardware installation and
industry personnel. Th e helicopter landing provider of engineered services and inspection, repair, and maintenance
deck will also set new industry records, products, recently announced that it services in the GoM is growing.”
accommodating two long-range Sikorsky has been awarded a contract by Shell “Our previously announced charter
S92 helicopters simultaneously, each for the fabrication and installation of commitment to add Olympic Intervention
holding up to 24 passengers and crew. subsea hardware on the Perdido Regional IV to our vessel fl eet was instrumental in our
Development project. success in securing this contract. Th is vessel
Production Engineering and fabrication of the has a North Sea class hull design, which
Once complete, Perdido will be a fully hardware to be provided under the lowers weather downtime risk, and will be
functional oil and gas platform with a contract has already commenced. This outfi tted with two of our work class remotely
drilling rig and direct vertical access wells, hardware includes 29 fl owline and well operated vehicles (ROV) to reduce
full oil and gas processing and remote jumper spools, a pipeline tie-in sled, and operational downtime exposure.” OMT
New Orleanseans Perdido Area
Houston
Beaumont
Port APort Arrthurthur
Jones Creek
Tx CitTx City
Markham
Tobago
#1
Gas
SALT
Silvertip
OilOil
#1
Great
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White #1
Silvertip
Boomvang
Nansen
Auger
Atlantis
Tahiti
Tobago
Diana Hoover
Gunnison
Holstein
U.S.A.
Mad Dog
3 6 9
Scale = miles
Mexico
Great White
Perdido Development
Great White & Tobago
Areas
Perdido Area Setting
Great White Unit
AC 813 AC 815
17561 19409
AC 812 Silvertip
24593
AC813-1 AC 814
1
¾ 7,500-10,000’ water depth
20862
¾ Rugged seafloor terrain
AC857-3/3ST
¾ Extreme weather
AC856-2/2BP Spar
AC857-5
Tobago
1,1ST
¾ 200 miles south of Freeport
AC 856 AC 858 AC 859
¾ 60-90 miles from existing oil & gas transport
AC 855
20870
AC857-4
17566 20871
AC 857
¾ First commercial production from lower tertiary19415
AC856-1
AC857-1/1BP/2
17565
in GoM
10/31/07
Tobago Unit
AC 900 AC 901 AC 902 AC 903
17570 17571 24609 20876
The Perdido regional host facility is set in 2286-3048m water depth, is located 200 miles (345km) south of Freeport and 60-90miles from
existing oil and gas transport. First commercial production will be from the lower tertiary area in Gulf of Mexico.
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