Shell Offshore Inc. (Shell), a subsidiary of Shell plc, has announced the start of production at Dover, the second subsea tieback that connects wells to the existing infrastructure of the Shell-operated Appomattox production hub in the Gulf of America. Dover brings an estimated peak production of 20,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day.
The development is located within Mississippi Canyon and approximately 170 miles offshore southeast of New Orleans, Louisiana in approximately 7,500 feet of water.
Current estimates report that Dover will contain 44.5 million barrels of oil equivalent recoverable resources, adding stable, secure energy resources that the United States and the world need today and in the future. The estimate of resource volumes is currently classified as 2P under the Society of Petroleum Engineers’ Resource Classification System.
Courtesy Shell Offshore Inc