Shell has begun production from Mars B development. This is
the company’s seventh and largest floating deep-water platform. The platform is
located in the Gulf of Mexico. The team spent about 5 months doing the final
hookups for the opening of the first well. The whole is about 20 stories tall,
and the drilling rig is another 25 stories tall. As you can imagine, this is a
big area. In the middle of the video, they open the first well after years of planning
and operating. There was a flow of oil coming from the well! They are now
officially a “producing facility.” For them to work as a team for so long, and
coming this far it was really amazing to see the looks on their faces. Everyone
was so proud and I’m sure it felt like a weight off their shoulders. I really
enjoyed the video and it was amazing to see from an engineer’s perspective and
to watch their reactions when they've succeeded!
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