Shell achieved 1st gas from Project Barracuda offshore Trinidad and Tobago

Port of Spain, July 23 - Neftegaz.RU. Shell (through its subsidiary BG International) announced that production has started on Block 5C in the East Coast Marine Area in Trinidad and Tobago.
The 1^st gas at Barracuda was reached on July 18, 2021.

This is a backfill project with about 25,000 boe/d of sustained near-term gas production.
Peak production is expected to be about 40,000 boe/d.
It is Shell’s 1^st greenfield project in the country and one of its largest in Trinidad and Tobago since the BG Group acquisition.

Maarten Wetselaar, Shell´s Director of Integrated Gas, Renewable & Energy Solutions, said:

• Today’s announcement strengthens the resilience and competitiveness of Shell’s position in Trinidad and Tobago
• This is a key growth opportunity that supports our long-term strategy in the country as well as our global LNG growth ambitions

The Barracuda project comprises 2 subsea wells (both 100% Shell owned):

• one in the Endeavour field, which was drilled to a depth of 6,096 m
• the other in the Bounty field, which was drilled to a depth of 4,877 m
• Both are tied back to Shell’s Dolphin platform

Shell also stated that it expects to achieve 1^st gas from the Colibri project in 2022.
Located in Trinidad and Tobago’s Block 22 and North Coast Marine Area 4, Colibri is a 4-well joint venture that Shell is developing with Heritage Petroleum.