Production is now underway from the Cardamom development, the second major deep-water facility Shell has brought online in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico this year, following the start-up of Mars B in February. Oil from the Cardamom subsea development (100-percent Shell) is piped through Shell’s Auger platform. When at full production of 50,000 barrels of oil equivalent a day (boepd), Auger’s total production capacity will increase to approximately130,000 boepd. “Cardamom is a high-value addition to Shell’s production at the Auger platform and is another example of our excellence in deep-water project delivery,” said Marvin Odum, Shell Upstream Americas director. “The work to extend the production life of our first deep-water, tension-leg platform is impressive and involved advanced exploration and development technology. Our additional opportunities in deep water mean that this will remain an important, high-return growth area for […]