Popeye Gas Field

Summary Information

• Operator: Shell
• Country: USA
• Location: Green Canyon 72, 73, 116 & 117, Gulf of Mexico
• Production start: 1996
• Partners:
• Type: Gas
• Estimated Reserves:
• Production Volume:

+++ Description

• The Popeye field is in 2,000 feet of water in Green Canyon in the Gulf of Mexico, about 140 miles south of New Orleans
• Gas is transported through the 24-mile flowline to the Cougar Platform

+++ Contractors

• **Nexans:** Popeye C/H Umbilical

+++ History

• 1985 - Popeye Gas Field discovered
• 1996 - First gas produced

+++ Geology

+++ Links

1. Gulf Of Mexico Deepwater Natural Gas And Oil Qualified Fields
2. Nexans Norway Umbilical References
3. Shell Begins Production At Deepwater Popeye Field