Shell announces plans to build world’s deepest production facility

[TexasTowelie]

Royal Dutch Shell plans to build the world’s deepest production facility in the Gulf of Mexico, the company said Wednesday morning.

The Dutch-based company finalized plans for its ultradeep-water project in the Stones field, which is estimated to contain more than 250 million barrels of oil equivalent in recoverable resources.

The Stone field is in 9,500 feet of water and approximately 200 miles offshore, which company officials said it one of the reasons that it selected a floating production system known as floating production, storage, and offloading vessel (FPSO).

“This important investment demonstrates our ongoing commitment to usher in the next generation of deepwater developments,” said John Hollowell, executive Vice President for Deepwater, Shell Upstream Americas.

More at http://fuelfix.com/blog/2013/05/08/shell-announces-plans-to-build-worlds-deepest-production-facility/?cmpid=hpfsln .

[yourout]

1. Great Idea.....what could possibly go wrong.

[Blue Owl]

2. Wonderful! Solar energy is just so hard to access.

[mbperrin]

5. Yes, and that darned wind is so elusive, too!

[newfie11]

3. There goes what's left of the gulf

Hurricanes and mega hurricanes
I wouldn't want to eat anything that manages to Survive in the gulf waters. Then again I don't like fish anyway.

[blkmusclmachine]

4. The late, great Planet Earth.

Systematically being destroyed for the Profitization of a handful of Corporations.

[white cloud]

6. Here we are 4 years later

Using the same BOP that could not shear the tubing and stop the flow from the Macondo 252 well.

Waht could possibly go wrong again Wit a combination drilling rig and refinery rig..