Shell’s largest tension leg platform has set sail for its final destination in the Gulf of Mexico.
The 120,000 ton Olympus TLP left Ingleside at the weekend on its ten-day journey to the Gulf.
The body of the platform was made in South Korea, then transported to Texas on the MV Blue Marlin, arriving in January 2013 to be fitted with topside equipment made by Kiewit Offshore Service.
Olympus, which will start production next year as part of the Mars Field, is forecast to produce 100,000 barrels of oil a day.
The platform will provide process infrastructure for two of Shell’s deep water discoveries, West Boreas and South Deimos.
Watch the video of Olympus’ departure from Ingleside below.