Deep Down, a specialist in complex deep-water oil and gas distribution equipment and services, recently announced that it received an order from Shell Offshore for work related to its Whale development in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The Whale FPU will operate in the Gulf of Mexico’s Alaminos Canyon Block 773, pending a positive final investment decision later in 2020.
The order includes the design, engineering and manufacturing of a Riser Isolation Valve (RIV) control system, as well as other subsea production equipment. The RIV control system will be installed on the floating production unit (FPU) to provide shutdown of production fluids.
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