Appomattox
In May 2019, Shell started production at Appomattox, a deep-water oil and gas development that is Shell’s largest floating platform in the Gulf of Mexico. Take a closer look at the Appomattox project during its long and impressive journey in the videos below.
Appomattox Videos
Appomattox Hull Sail Away
Watch Shell’s Appomattox hull is making its way to Ingleside, Texas where the final phase of host construction took place.
Appomattox hull arrives in Texas
Watch the video of the Appomattox hull arriving at Ingleside, Texas, where host construction took place with topsides integration with the hull.
Appomattox makes its journey home
Watch! Take a look back at its final journey to its home in the Gulf of Mexico.
Appomattox: Connecting Seabed to Surface
Watch as the Appomattox team safely and successfully delivers the mission critical task of connecting seabed to surface.
Appomattox begins production
Production begins at the ‘amazing’ Appomattox, safely and ahead of schedule.
The development, located in the Gulf of Mexico and including the Appomattox and Vicksburg fields, is the first commercial discovery for the industry in the deep-water Gulf of Mexico Norphlet formation.
Appomattox consists of a semi-submersible, four-column production host platform, a subsea system featuring six drill centers, 15 producing wells, and five water injection wells.
- July 1, 2015 - Shell takes final investment decision for the Appomattox deep-water development in Gulf of Mexico
| Location: | Gulf of Mexico; 80 miles (129 kilometers) from the nearest shoreline in Louisiana in the Mississippi Canyon and Desoto Canyon areas |
|---|---|
| Depth: | Water depth ~7,400 feet (2,195 meters) |
| Interests: | Shell 79% owner and operator, Nexen Petroleum Offshore USA Inc. 21% |
| Fields: | Appomattox and Vicksburg |
| Production: | Peak annual production of 175,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d). |
You may also be interested in
Careers at Shell
Discover the impact you could make with a career at Shell.
Deep Water 101
Shell is a major contributor of innovations that continue to shape the deep water oil and gas industry
Conservation
Over the past 100 years, Shell has continued to help preserve and protect our communities through conservation projects and initiatives.