The Sparta deepwater development in the United States will be spearheaded by Subsea7 as the project's operator Shell Offshore Inc onboarded the subsea engineering and construction company for a sizeable contract, ranging somewhere between US$50-150mn.
The contract mandates Subsea7 to oversee the transportation and installation of a floating production system (FPS) at Garden Banks block 959, which is located off the southeastern coast of Louisiana at water depths of up to 1,635 metres. The company's team have initiated project management and engineering activities from its office in Houston, Texas, aiming to start offshore operations in 2027.
Craig Broussard, Senior Vice President for Subsea7 Gulf of Mexico, said, “We are proud to continue our collaboration with Shell in the US, building on past projects, including the recent Vito development. We look forward to playing a key role in the successful delivery of the Sparta project.”
Partners involved in the Sparta project has conducted studies to find an estimated, discovered recoverable resource volume of 244 mn barrel of oil equivalent (boe), and is aiming to extract as much as 90,000 boepd. It is Shell’s 15th deep-water host in the Gulf of Mexico. Speaking of the project, the company's Integrated Gas & Upstream Director, Zoe Yujnovich said it "demonstrates the power of replication, driving greater value from our advantaged positions”. It is “aligned with our commitment to pursue the most energy-efficient and competitive projects while supplying safe, secure energy supplies today and for decades to come”.
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