Ursa Oil and Gas Field

Summary Information

• Operator: Shell
• Country: USA
• Location: Block MC 809, Gulf of Mexico
• Production start: 1998
• Partners:
• Type: Oil / Gas
• Estimated Reserves:
• Production Volume:

Description

• Ursa lies in 3,950 feet of water adjacent to the Mars field and covers six blocks centred around Mississippi Canyon block 809
• The development includes the **Crosby Field** (Mississippi Canyon Blocks 898, 899, 941 & 942)
• The Kaikias development, located in around 4,500 feet (1,372 metres) of water, sends production from its four wells to the Ursa hub
• Oil is transported via the Mars Crude Oil Pipeline and gas on the Mississippi Canyon Gas Pipeline

Contractors

• **Belleli:** Construction of the TLP
• **Manatee:** Design & installation of tubing head spool trees & jumpers, and road transportation analysis for Crosby Field
• **Nexans:** Crosby E/H Umbilical
• Penspen: Ursa Pipeline Expansion Project, providing production operators for the startup and commissioning team

History

• 1991 - Ursa Oil And Gas Field discovered
• 1998 - Ursa TLP installed
• 2001 - Crosby field came on stream
• 2014 - Kaikias was discovered
• 2018 - Kaikias was commissioned
• 2023 - Shell acquired 20% of Kaikas from MOEX, taking its share to 100%

Links

1. International Protective Coatings Platform References
2. Manatee Offshore References
3. Nexans Norway Umbilical References
4. Penspen Offshore And Platform References
5. Gulf Of Mexico Permanent Deepwater Structures
6. Gulf Of Mexico Deepwater Natural Gas And Oil Qualified Fields
7. Top 100 U S Oil And Gas Fields
8. BP Boosts Oil Reserves in the Gulf of Mexico
9. Shell adds competitive, deep-water production in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico
10. Shell Assumes 100% Working Interest In Us Gulf Of Mexico Kaikias Field