Fossil Energy – Rome Pipeline
Earlier this month Shell Pipeline Company announced the Final Investment Decision (FID) for the Rome Pipeline.
This is an offshore pipeline construction project increasing access between Shell’s Green Canyon Block 19 (GC-19) pipeline hub platform and the Fourchon Junction facility on the Louisiana Gulf Coast.
The pipeline will bring additional capacity to Shell’s extensive Gulf of Mexico (GoM) footprint, expanding support for domestic oil production in the western and central area of the GoM.
“This investment will reinforce Shell’s strategic position in the US Gulf of Mexico through enhanced oil transport capacity, flexibility and efficiency,” said Andrew Smith, Shell’s Executive Vice President of Trading and Supply.
The Rome Pipeline will run adjacent to existing corridor pipelines and will extend approximately 100 miles in length.
It will originate from Shell’s GC-19 pipeline hub platform which serves as a destination for several existing deep-water fields in the GoM due to its connections to most major crude oil markets in Texas and Louisiana.
