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    Photo from Shell plc.
    Shell's Whale platform begins production in the Gulf of Mexico.
    Field Start Ups

    Shell starts oil production from deepwater Gulf of Mexico Whale development

    Jan. 9, 2025
    Shell Offshore started production at its operated Whale floating production platform in the Gulf of Mexico.

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    Photo from ConocoPhillips Alaska.
    ConocoPhillips Kuparuk River Unit, Alaska.
    Photo from MISC Group.
    Marechal Duque de Caxias FPSO, offshore Brazil.
    Production Operations

    Petrobras produces first oil from new Mero FPSO

    Oct. 30, 2024
    Petrobras started producing oil from the Marechal Duque de Caxias FPSO in the presalt Santos basin, offshore Brazil.
    Production Operations

    Beach Energy produces first gas from Thylacine wells

    Oct. 25, 2024
    Beach Energy has produced first gas from Thylacine West 1 and 2 development wells in Otway basin, offshore Australia.
    Field Start Ups

    CNOOC brings development project online

    Oct. 22, 2024
    CNOOC Ltd. has started production at the Xijiang 30-2 oilfield Xijiang 30-1 block development project.
    Photo from Petrobras/Yinson.
    Maria Quiteria FPSO.
    Production Operations

    Petrobras begins production from Maria Quitéria FPSO in Campos basin presalt

    Oct. 15, 2024
    The FPSO has capacity to produce up to 100,000 b/d of oil and process up to 5 million cu m/day of gas. The project will have eight producing wells and eight injectors.
    Field Start Ups

    CNOOC starts production at Bozhong 19-2

    Oct. 8, 2024
    CNOOC started production at the Bozhong 19-2 Oilfield Development Project in central Bohai Bay.