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The Triton project -- A North Sea subsea challenge

Journal Article · · Petroleum Engineer International
OSTI ID:289389
Three companies--Amerada Hess Ltd., Shell Expro (a 50/50 joint partnership between Shell and Esso) and Texaco--have joined forces in a project that will combine their expertise. The Triton project will allow three fields (Bittern, Guillemot West and Gullemot Northwest) to be developed simultaneously using subsea technology, with the wellheads on the seafloor and 68 miles (110 km) of flowlines taking oil and gas produced from the fields to a central floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel. These fields are located in the central area of the North Sea, about 118 miles from Aberdeen in 295 ft of water. The paper discusses the development of the fields, subsea technology, technical challenges, laying the pipeline, and project completion.
OSTI ID:
289389
Journal Information:
Petroleum Engineer International, Journal Name: Petroleum Engineer International Journal Issue: 11 Vol. 71; ISSN 0164-8322; ISSN PEEID4
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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