The Sparta FPU will be located in the Garden Banks area of the US Gulf of Mexico, which is some 275km off the coast of Louisiana. It will feature a single topside bolstered by a four-column, semi-submersible floating hull and is designed to produce 90,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d).
Seatrium has been awarded a contract by Shell Offshore Inc. (Shell) to construct and integrate the hull, topsides and living quarters of the Sparta semi-submersible floating production unit (FPU).
The contract includes the installation of equipment provided by Shell and follows the letter of intent (LOI) signed by both parties on Aug 28, 2023.
