Shell`s new business segment sparks pipeline construction
Shell Oil Co., the largest producer in the Gulf of Mexico is taking the next step to market its expertise and infrastructure with a new organization called Shell Midstream Enterprises (SME). SME`s primary customers will be Gulf of Mexico and Gulf Coast producers who can tie in to Shell`s infrastructure rather than building their own. And, the company has planned for the growth of this new business by building additional capacity into its systems to meet industry needs. This includes, among other things, production handling on offshore platforms, oil and gas gathering and transportation, natural gas processing and fractionation, natural gas liquids supply and transportation, crude oil trading, telecommunications and property transaction capabilities. The pipeline segment is of course a big piece of that. Shell`s existing pipeline assets associated with the new business include: Seven natural gas gathering systems which include about 65 miles of pipe that currently transport 230 MMcf/d of natural gas through these systems, and more than 1,000 miles of off-shore related crude oil pipelines with capacity of about 1 million barrels daily. This paper discusses these facilities.
- OSTI ID:
- 438950
- Journal Information:
- Pipeline and Gas Journal, Journal Name: Pipeline and Gas Journal Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 223; ISSN PLGJAT; ISSN 0032-0188
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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