Name and Location
Stones field offshore installation project, US.

Client
Shell Offshore.

Project Description
The project involves the development of subsea infrastructure for the Stones field, located in the Walker Ridge area, in the US Gulf of Mexico, at a water depth of about 2 900 m. This development will host the deepest floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit in the world and will be Shell’s first FPSO unit in the Gulf of Mexico.

Value
Not stated.

Duration
The offshore installation is expected to be performed in the second half of 2014.

Latest Developments
Technip has been awarded an engineering, procurement and installation contract by Shell Offshore for the development of subsea infrastructure for the Stones field.

Technip will be in charge of the installation of the subsea production system and the lateral gas pipeline at the Stones field, inclusive of associated project management, engineering and stalk fabrication.

The company’s operating centre, in Houston, Texas, will be responsible for the overall project management. The flowlines and risers will be welded at Technip’s spoolbase in Mobile, Alabama. The offshore installation is expected to be performed by the Deep Blue, Technip’s deepwater pipelaying vessel.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
Technip (engineering, procurement and installation contract).

On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
Shell, tel +31 70 377 9111.
Technip public relations, Christophe Bélorgeot, tel +33 1 47 78 39 92 or
email press@technip.com.