Project Profile
Value: Undisclosed
Location: block 558 and 559, in the Gulf of Mexico
Start-up Year: 1999
Production: 11,000 bopd (2001)
Water Depth: 3,400ft
Oregano is located in Garden Banks (GB) block 558 and 559, in the Gulf of Mexico, about 225 miles southwest of New Orleans in approximately 3,400ft of water. The GB 559 lease was acquired in the OCS sale 123 in 1989 for US$177,000. The GB 558 lease was also acquired, in 1989, in OCS the lease sale 123 for US$162,000. The leases are 100% owned by Shell Deepwater. In 2001, output reached 11,000 barrels of oil per day, two years after first-oil in 1999. Oregano is tied back to the Auger tension leg platform .In 2005, longer lead times owed to Hurricane Emily forced Shell Deepwater to shut in wells at Oregano, reducing gross crude production for Oregano and nearby Habanero to 20,000 bpd. Production was affected again in 2013, when Shell shut the Auger TLP to connect the Cardamom discovery.
Operators:
Shell Deepwater: Operator with 100% interest
[Updated by CC]