The Whale project largely replicates Shell’s Vito project, which started production in the Gulf of Mexico in early 2023. The new project also uses energy-efficient gas turbines and compression systems with 30% lower greenhouse gas intensity over its lifecycle than Vito, Shell said.

Shell (NYSE:SHEL) said Thursday it began production at its Whale floating facility in the Gulf of Mexico, which is expected to reach peak output of 100K boe/day; Whale is operator and 60% owned by Shell,

Whale's estimated peak output is 100,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd), with 480 million barrels of oil equivalent (mboe) in recoverable resources.