Engineering giant Worley has been awarded a three-year engineering and procurement (EP) services contract by Shell to support five of its assets in the US Gulf of Mexico.
The contract will see the group support Shell’s transition to a digitised project delivery model for the maintenance of offshore assets, as part of the supermajor’s work to continue to lower the carbon intensity of its Gulf portfolio, already among the lowest in the world.
The contract also allows for the future support of the Whale deepwater development, also in the Gulf of Mexico.
Shell has a 60% operated stake in deepwater project, alongside Chevron USA which holds the remaining 40%.
With a final investment decision (FID) having been made last year, the project is due start up in 2024 and will reach 100,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day. It has 490 million boe of recoverable resources.
The recent award will see Worley provide professional services in digital enablement, engineering, procurement and support fabrication and construction.
Services will be executed by the company’s offices in Louisiana, Texas and its engineering teams in India.
“Having worked with Shell for over 30 years, we are pleased to provide these professional services to support Shell on its low carbon journey and support its assets in the Gulf of Mexico,” said chief executive Chris Ashton.
Meanwhile, the Australian-listed group also announced plans last month to expand its net zero efforts in the UK, creating over 1,000 “highly skilled” roles in areas including Humberside, Manchester, Leeds, Glasgow and Aberdeen.
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