Manatee Gas Field
Summary Information
- Operator: Shell
- Country: Trinidad and Tobago
- Location: East Coast Marine Area (ECMA)
- Production start: scheduled for 2027
- Partners:
- Type: Gas
- Estimated Reserves:
- Production Volume: Target 104,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d) (604 MMscf/d)
Description
- A conventional offshore gas field that crosses the maritime border with Venezuela
- The project will involve a Normally Unattended Installation platform located in the ECMA acreage with eight development wells via a 110 km 32” pipeline to the Shell-operated onshore Beachfield gas processing facility, for onward export to the Atlantic LNG facility, and to the National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago for the domestic gas market.
- Gas will supply both domestic and export markets via the Atlantic LNG Terminal
Contractors
- Saipem: FEED
- McDermott: Design, procurement, fabrication, transportation, installation, and commissioning of a wellhead platform, offshore and onshore gas pipelines.
History
- 1983 - The manatee field was discovered
- 2023 - Saipem awarded FEED contract
- 2023 - McDermott awarded EPCI contract
- 2024 - FID reached for development
