Shell shuts in Perdido production following HOOPS leak

Royal Dutch Shell has temporarily halted production from its 100,000-b/d Perdido platform in the Gulf of Mexico following a leak in Exxon Mobil’s 153-mile Hoover offshore oil pipeline system (HOOPS).

Perdido operates in Alaminos Canyon Block 857 about 200 miles south of Galveston, Texas, in 2,450 metres of water and produces from Great White, Tobago, and Silvertip fields.

HOOPS delivers to the Quintana terminal near Freeport, Texas.

Shell operates Perdido with partners Chevron (37.5%) and BP (27.5%).

Source: Oil & Gas Journal