Shell Oil Co. has awarded a contract to Oceaneering International Inc., Houston, for fabrication and installation of subsea equipment on Shell’s ultradeepwater Perdido Regional Development project in the Gulf of Mexico. Engineering and fabrication are under way for 29 flowline and well jumper spools, a pipeline tie-in sled, and related products. Installations are scheduled to begin later this year using Oceaneering’s dynamically positioned vessels, including the Olympic Intervention IV (OI IV). The Perdido development is 200mi south of Freeport, Texas, in 7800ft of water. Some production wells will be in water as deep as 10,000ft.
