Shell Trinidad and Tobago Ltd. has let a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract to McDermott International Inc. for the Manatee gas development project offshore Trinidad and Tobago.
Under the contract scope, McDermott will provide comprehensive FEED services for a wellhead platform, export pipeline system, shore approach, midstream pipeline, and onshore control room.
Manatee field lies in Block 6(d) in 91 m of water. Production is projected to begin in 2025 and expected recovery is 47.9 MMboe.
Shell is 100% owner and operator of Manatee.
Alex Procyk | Upstream Editor
Alex Procyk is Upstream Editor at Oil & Gas Journal. He has also served as a principal technical professional at Halliburton and as a completion engineer at ConocoPhillips. He holds a BS in chemistry (1987) from Kent State University and a PhD in chemistry (1992) from Carnegie Mellon University. He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).