Whale (AC772) - Shell Oil and Gas Asset (Federal offshore, United States)

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Whale (AC772) - Shell Oil and Gas Asset is an in development oil and gas asset in Federal offshore, United States.

Whale (AC772) - Shell is a part of the Whale complex.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Asset-level project details for Whale (AC772) - Shell Oil and Gas Asset

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name	Status	Operator	Owner	Discovery year	FID* year	Production start year
Whale (AC772) - Shell	In development^[1]	Shell^[1]	Shell (60.0%); Chevron (40.0%)^[2]	2017^[3]	2021^[1]	2024 (expected)^[1]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Whale (AC772) - Shell Oil and Gas Asset

million boe = million barrels of oil equivalent
Fuel Description	Reserve Classification	Quantity	Units	Data Year	Source
hydrocarbons	remaining recoverable resource	490	million boe	2021	^[2]
hydrocarbons	reserves	357	million boe	2023	^[4]

Table 3: Production from Whale (AC772) - Shell Oil and Gas Asset

million boe/y = million barrels of oil equivalent per year
Category	Fuel Description	Quantity	Units	Data Year	Source
production design capacity	hydrocarbons	36.5	million boe/y	2024	^[2]

Location

Table 4: asset-level location details for Whale (AC772) - Shell Oil and Gas Asset


Concession/Block	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
AC772^[2]	Federal offshore, United States^[5]	26.2944, -94.2048 (exact)^[5]

The map below shows the exact location of the asset(s) within the Whale complex:

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Articles and Resources

Additional data

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References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20230814144301/https://www.shell.us/media/2023-media-releases/shell-starts-production-at-vito-in-us-gulf-of-mexico.html. Archived from the original on 14 August 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20230531034400/https://www.shell.com/media/news-and-media-releases/2021/shell-invests-in-the-whale-development-in-the-gulf-of-mexico.html. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220519192146/https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/projects/whale-field-development/. Archived from the original on 19 May 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ "Assumptions to the Annual Energy Outlook 2023: Oil and Gas Supply Module" (PDF). U.S. Energy Information Administration. 44986. Archived (PDF) from the original on Nov 13, 2023. Retrieved Nov 13, 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221024155631/https://www.oedigital.com/news/487540-shell-makes-significant-discovery-in-deepwater-gulf-of-mexico. Archived from the original on 24 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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[EIAAEO2023-4] "Assumptions to the Annual Energy Outlook 2023: Oil and Gas Supply Module" (PDF). U.S. Energy Information Administration. 44986. Archived (PDF) from the original on Nov 13, 2023. Retrieved Nov 13, 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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