Shell shuts in Perdido production following HOOPS leak

Royal Dutch Shell has temporarily halted production from its 100,000-b/d Perdido platform in the Gulf of Mexico following a leak in Exxon Mobil’s 153-mile Hoover offshore oil pipeline system (HOOPS).

Perdido operates in Alaminos Canyon Block 857 about 200 miles south of Galveston, Tex., in 2,450 m of water and produces from Great White, Tobago, and Silvertip fields. HOOPS delivers to the Quintana terminal near Freeport, Tex.

Shell operates Perdido with partners Chevron (37.5%) and BP (27.5%).