Jun. 2012 - InterMoor has completed the installation of the electrical submersible pump conductors for the artificial lift manifold as part of the Shell BC-10 phase two project. InterMoor was responsible for the fabrication and installation of four conductors in addition to one spare conductor for the project. Weighing in at more than 70 metric tons, the conductors measured 48 inches in diameter and 197 feet (60 meters) long with a 1.5-inch wall. The conductors were installed in water depths up to 5,600 feet (1,707 meters) off the coast of Brazil in the northern Campos Basin.

Jun. 2011 - Shell has shut down production at the Abalone field indefinitely; and the company does not have a forecast for when activity at the field will resume. Repairs will be made to the subsea equipment at the field, Shell said. The field could be shut in until January 2013.

Nov. 2010 - Shell contracted Oceaneering International to supply umbilicals for the development of the BC-10 Phase II project. The order includes hybrid subsea pump and steel tube production control umbilicals totaling about 19 miles (30 kilometers) in length and associated hydraulic flying leads. These umbilicals will be used to support subsea development of the Argonauta O-North field, consisting of seven production and four injection wells in water depths ranging from 4,900 to 6,500 feet (1,494 to 1,981 meters). The project is situated 75 miles (120 kilometers) southeast of the city of Vitoria. Shell serves as the operator of the project and holds a 50% working interest; Petrobras holds 35%; and ONGC holds the remaining 15%.

Oct. 2010 - Shell received a contract from FMC Technologies for the supply of 11 subsea trees rated at 10,000 psi and two production manifolds for the Parque das Conchas Phase II project. The company will also supply an artificial lift manifold containing four subsea gas/liquid separation and boosting modules, as well as related subsea controls. The subsea system will be engineered and manufactured at FMC's facility in Rio de Janeiro. Delivery of the equipment is scheduled for 2012. The Parque das Conchas (aka BC-10) project consists of five fields, Ostra, Abalone, Argonauta B-West, Argonauta O-North and Nautilus, located in the Campos Basin area, offshore Espirito Santo, Brazil. The project is situated 75 miles (120 kilometers) southeast of the city of Vitoria, in water depths of 4,921 to 6,562 feet (1,500 to 2,000 meters). Shell serves as the operator of the project and holds a 50% working interest; Petrobras holds 35%; and ONGC holds the remaining 15%.

Apr. 2010 - Nexans delivered specialized offshore power, control and instrumentation cables to SBM Offshore for the conversion of the Espirito Santo FPSO. The work scope involved manufacturing over 311 miles (500 kilometers) of halogen-free, fire-safe cables for the double-hulled FPSO. The vessel will serve the BC-10 deep-water field development, which is situated 75 miles (120 kilometers) southeast of the city of Vitoria, in water depths of 4,921 to 6,562 feet (1,500 to 2,000 meters). Shell serves as the operator of the project and holds a 50% working interest.

Nov. 2009 - The Indian government approved a proposal from ONGC to invest an additional $70 million in the Parque das Conchas (aka BC-10) project, which consists of five fields (Ostra, Abalone, Argonauta B-West, Argonauta O-North and Nautilus) located in the Campos Basin area, offshore Espirito Santo, Brazil. The company holds a 15% participatory interest in the block, and its total investment in the project will increase to $383 million. ONGC is acquiring assets to produce 20 million tons of oil or oil equivalents by 2020.

Oct. 2009 - Subsea 7 announced that offshore installation on Shell's BC-10 project was completed during the third quarter of 2009. The Subsea 7 scope of work for the BC-10 development involved installation of 10 steel pipelines 71 miles (114 kilometers), fabrication and installation of six steel lazy-wave risers 13 miles (21 kilometers), transportation and installation of three dynamic and two static umbilicals 31 miles (50 kilometers), installation of four client-supplied manifolds, fabrication and installation of 25 rigid jumpers.

Jul. 2009 - 2H Offshore supplied a real-time acoustic mooring line monitoring system to SBM Offshore, which was successfully deployed on the FPSO Espirito Santo located in the BC-10 field off the coast of Brazil. The Espirito Santo FPSO consists of a subsea turret anchored with nine mooring lines. Each mooring line has an acoustically-linked inclinometer attached to the chains to measure the inclination of the mooring line. The data logger features on board memory storage, tri-axial inclination sensors, has a battery life in excess of five years and features full acoustic communication.

Jul. 2009 - Shell started production at its multi-field Parque das Conchas project 68 miles (110 kilometers) off Brazil's southeast coast, where heavy oil resources lie beneath waters nearly 1 mile (2 kilometers) deep in the Campos Basin. Parque das Conchas is a two-phase project with initial production drawn from three fields: Abalone, Ostra and Argonauta B-West. The first phase, now on-stream, involves nine producing wells and one gas injector well. The second phase will focus on the Argonauta O-North field.

May. 2009 - Shell's Parque das Conchas project is slated to start production in August. As part of the initial phase, the Espirito Santo FPSO will be installed on the BC-10 block, and will produce with a capacity of 100,000 bopd from the Ostra, Abalone and Argonauta fields. Additionally, Shell is set to commence production during the development's second phase from the Nautilus field within the BC-10 blocks. The Parque das Conchas (aka BC-10) project consists of four fields, Ostra, Abalone, Argonauta and Nautilus, located in the Campos Basin area, offshore Espirito Santo, Brazil. The project is situated 75 miles (120 kilometers) southeast of the city of Vitoria, in water depths of 4,921 to 6,562 feet (1,500 to 2,000 meters).

May. 2009 - Shell announced that its BC-10 development offshore Brazil will commence production in late 2009, and the Perdido development, situated 200 miles (322 kilometers) from Houston, is slated to start-up production in 2010. The BC-10 development consists of the Abalone, Argonauta, Nautilus, and Ostra fields tied-back to the Espirito Santo FPSO. The Perdido Spar is designed to produce 100,000 bopd and 200 MMcf/d (6 MMcm/d) from three fields -- Great White, Silvertip and Tobago -- which are located offshore in the deep northwestern section of the Alaminos Canyon outer continental shelf area.