Shell PLC started production from the PowerNap subsea development in the Mars corridor, south-central Mississippi Canyon, about 150 miles from New Orleans in the US Gulf of Mexico.
The deepwater oil and gas field is tied back to the Shell-operated Olympus tension leg platform (71.5%) in about 4,200 ft of water. It has three production wells producing through a single insulated 19-mile flowline with high-pressure gas lift capability. PowerNap production will be transported to market through the Mars pipeline, operated by Shell Pipeline Co. LP and co-owned by Shell Midstream Partners LP (71.5%) and BP Midstream Partners LP (28.5%).
Estimated peak production from the field is 20,000 boe/d.
Final investment decision on the project was made in August 2019 (OGJ Online, Aug. 1, 2019).
Shell Offshore Inc., a subsidiary of Shell, is operator with 100% interest.