Shell sets world record for deepest subsets producer

摘要

The Gulf of Mexico continues to rebound following the Deepwater Horizon accident. The latest development comes from Shell Oil Co., which began production from Tobago Field from a well in 9,627 feet of water-the deepest producing well in the world.The well is part of the Perdido Development, which is jointly owned by Shell (32.5%), Chevron (57.5%) and Nexen (10%). Tobago field is one of three fields producing through the Perdido spar drilling and production platform and is about 200 miles southwest of Houston.