Jan. 2012 - Hess has allocated production expenditures of nearly US $1.6B for drilling production and water injection wells at Shenzi, and drilling production wells at the Llano field in the deepwater GOM. Situated on Green Canyon 609, Shenzi commenced oil/gas production on March 25, 2009, and currently has 11 production wells online. The Llano field, located on Garden Banks 385 and 386, came online April 29, 2004, via the Auger TLP.

Jun. 2011 - BHP Billiton Petroleum brought a newly drilled well into production on the Shenzi field in the Gulf of Mexico. The SB-201 well reached a total measured depth of 25,126 feet (7,658 meters) and is currently producing about 17,000 bopd. The operator said this is the 11th producing well within the Shenzi field. On June 2, BHP Billiton began drilling a second deepwater production well (SB-101) on the field to increase the field's output. The Shenzi TLP lies approximately 120 miles (193 kilometers) off the Louisiana coastline in 4,300 feet (1,311 meters) of water on Green Canyon Block 653. BHP Billiton operates the project with a 44% interest; Hess Corporation holds 28%; and Repsol holds the remaining interest.

Oct. 2009 - Repsol found additional oil in two wells on the Shenzi oil field, located 104 miles (167 kilometers) south of Fourchon, La. in the GOM on Green Canyon Blocks 609, 610, 653 and 654. Repsol identified oil in the Shenzi-8 well and also found new pay in its existing G104 well. After drilling to a depth of 25,605 feet (7,804 meters), the G104 well encountered 555 feet (169 meters) of net oil pay. As expected, 68 feet (21 meters) of oil pay was encountered in the Lower Miocene interval (production had commenced in September). Further evaluation has begun to test the development potential of shallower intervals.

Sep. 2009 - BHP Billiton's Shezi field in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, which began production on March 23, 2009, has now exceeded the facility's nominal capacity of 100,000 bopd by having achieved sustained rates of 120,000 bopd. The Shenzi facility is located approximately 120 miles (195 kilometres) off the Louisiana coastline and is installed in approximately 4,300 feet (1,300 metres) of water on Green Canyon Block 653, making it the second deepest TLP in the world. Initial field development includes seven subsea wells tied-back to the TLP, with full field development expected to expand to a total of 15 producing wells and future water injection wells.

Jul. 2009 - Alliance Wood Group Engineering has contributed to the successful start-up of the BHP Billiton operated Shenzi development in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Alliance was responsible for providing front-end engineering design and detailed engineering for the topsides of the Shenzi tension leg platform (TLP). The facility, located 120 miles off the Louisiana coastline in approximately 4,300 feet of water in Green Canyon Block 653, is the second-deepest TLP in the world. It was designed for a capacity of 100,000 BPD oil and 50MMscf/D gas.

Apr. 2009 - Enterprise announced that construction of its crude oil pipeline serving the BHP Billiton-operated Shenzi field in the GOM was completed, and is now transporting production from the oil field, located at GC Block 653. The 83-mile (134-kilometer), 20-inch-diameter pipeline, which has a capacity of 230,000 bopd, connects to the partnership's Ship Shoal 332B junction platform, giving Shenzi producers access to the Enterprise-operated Cameron Highway Oil Pipeline and Poseidon Oil Pipeline systems.

Mar. 2009 - BHP commenced production from the Shenzi oil and gas field spanning Green Canyon Blocks 609, 610, 653, and 654. Initial field development includes seven subsea wells tied-back to the TLP, with full field development expected to expand to a total of 15 producing wells and future water injection wells. The Shenzi TLP is located in roughly 4,300 feet (1,311 meters) of water on GC Block 653, making it the second deepest TLP in the world.

Dec. 2008 - Hess Corporation released their 2009 capital and exploratory budget which included an expected production start up for its Shenzi field in the first half of 2009. Additional production wells are expected in the second half of 2009.

Sep. 2008 - BHP Billiton announced that oil production has been safely restored at its Shenzi field in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico after Hurricane Ike caused the company to shut-in production. Production is ramping up as the export pipelines are able to take the increasing volumes. Natural gas production will be brought on as pipelines and infrastructure along the Gulf Coast permit. BHP Billiton Petroleum also assessed the newly installed Shenzi Tension Leg Platform in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico and found no damage that would hamper our ability to resume the construction process. Shenzi is scheduled to achieve first oil by the middle of calendar year 2009 with a nameplate capacity of 100,000 barrels of oil per day and 50 million cubic feet of gas per day. The two deepwater drilling rigs under contract to BHP Billiton Petroleum, the GSF C.R. Luigs drillship and the Development Driller I semisubmersible, are back on location and have re-started their operations.

Apr. 2008 - Dockwise has successfully delivered the Shenzi TLP hull to Kiewit Offshore Services in Ingleside, Texas for BHP Billiton.

Jan. 2008 - On schedule and budget. Hull fabrication completed and ready for sail away to Gulf of Mexico, US.

Dec. 2007 - Shenzi - a deepwater Gulf of Mexico oil and gas development (28 percent working interest). Production wells will be drilled throughout the year and the tension leg platform and topsides will be installed in the second quarter. Production is on schedule to commence by mid-2009.

Aug. 2007 - Saipem America has been awarded the pre-crossing mattresses installation of the 20" Shenzi Oil Export Pipeline Project by Enterprise Field Services, LLC. The Shenzi Field development is located in 4,400 feet of water, approximately 120 nautical miles offshore, in the Gulf of Mexico.

Jul. 2007 - "We also are currently under contract to BHP Billiton to supply umbilical distribution connection equipment for the initial Shenzi field development in the Gulf of Mexico."

May. 2007 - PolyOil has begun the delivery of 220 Poly-Tector clamps to the Gulf of Mexico, in the first stage of a deal with a multi-billion dollar international conglomerate. The contract, worth in excess of £250,000, will eventually see PolyOil deploy more than 880 clamps across eight wells in the Shenzi field. Stage two will incorporate a further seven wells.

Nov. 2004 - BHP Billiton announced the results of its second appraisal well on the Shenzi discovery in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Shenzi-3 began drilling in May 2004 with GlobalSantaFe's drillship CR Luigs on Green Canyon Block 653. The discovery is located approximately 14 kilometers (9 miles) northwest of the company's Atlantis field, which is currently in development.

Nov. 2003 - BHP Billiton reports the results of its first appraisal well on the Shenzi field, discovered last year in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Shenzi-2 began drilling on September 22, 2003, on Green Canyon Block 653 with the BHP Billiton operated drillship CR Luigs. The well is located in water depths of 4,238 feet and was drilled to a total depth of 25,500 feet; encountering approximately 500 feet of net oil pay in a 1,250 foot gross hydrocarbon column of lower Miocene reservoir sandstones.

Nov. 2002 - BHP Billiton has made a hydrocarbon discovery with an exploration well on its Shenzi prospect in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. The well has reached a measured depth of 26,607 feet and has encountered a gross hydrocarbon column of 465 feet with 140 feet of net pay. The water depth is 4400 feet.