Royal Dutch Shell has said that its subsidiary Shell Offshore has made an oil discovery in the deep-water US Gulf of Mexico (GoM) through the drilling of the Leopard well.
The exploratory well intersected an oil pay of more than 183m at multiple levels. Evaluation is being carried out by the partners of the prospect to define the development options for the Leopard discovery. Shell is partnered by Chevron USA in the deep-water prospect with both the firms having a 50% stake each.
According to Shell, the new discovery provides scope to boost production in the Perdido Corridor, which hosts the company’s producing Great White, Silvertip and Tobago fields. The Leopard well is 32km south of the Blacktip discovery, which was recently appraised, and 53km from the Perdido host, which are both operated by the company.
Shell is set to take a final investment decision this year on the Whale discovery, which is also in the Perdido Corridor. Shell has eight deep-water production hubs and a network of subsea infrastructure in the US Gulf of Mexico.
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