Shell announces second major 2014 start up in deep-water Gulf of Mexico with Cardamom development first oil

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2014 - THE HAGUE - Production is now underway from the Cardamom
development, the second major deep-water facility Shell has brought online in
the U.S. Gulf of Mexico this year, following the start-up of Mars B in February.

Oil from the Cardamom subsea development (100% Shell) is piped through Shell's
Auger platform. When at full production of 50,000 barrels of oil equivalent a
day (boe/d), Auger's total production capacity will increase to
approximately130,000 boe/d.

"Cardamom is a high-value addition to Shell's production at the Auger platform
and is another example of our excellence in deep-water project delivery," said
Marvin Odum, Shell Upstream Americas Director.  "The work to extend the
production life of our first deep-water, tension-leg platform is impressive and
involved advanced exploration and development technology.  Our additional
opportunities in deep water mean that this will remain an important, high-return
growth area for Shell."

Since its first production in 1994, the facility has received several upgrades
to process additional production from new discoveries.  Cardamom is Auger's
seventh subsea development.

The Cardamom reservoir sits beneath thick layers of salt in rock more than four
miles (6.4 kilometers) below the sea floor and went undetected by conventional
seismic surveys.  Shell used the latest advancements in seismic technology to
discover Cardamom in 2010.

The Cardamom field is 225 miles (362 kilometres) southwest of New Orleans,
Louisiana, in water more than 2,700 feet (820 metres) deep.

Other deep-water Gulf of Mexico growth for Shell includes the Mars B (Shell
71.5%) development, which continues to ramp up production, the ultra-deep-water
Stones (Shell 100%, 50,000 boe/d) project, which is under construction; front-
end engineering and design is progressing for the Appomattox (Shell 80%)
project; and, in a recent exploration success, Shell announced a major discovery
at its Rydberg (Shell 57.2%) well in the Norphlet play. Shell also discovered
oil at its Kaikias (Shell 100%) well in the Mars basin, which will require
further appraisal in 2015.

Last month, Shell also started oil production from its Bonga North West (Shell
55%, 40,000 boe/d) deep water development off the coast of Nigeria and recently
announced a natural gas discovery at its Marjoram-1 (Shell 85%) deep-water well
in Malaysia, where the Gumusut-Kakap (Shell 33%) deep-water platform is also on
track for production this year.



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Editors' notes

·   The Cardamom field is located in Garden Banks Block 427, approximately 225
miles (362 kilometres) southwest of New Orleans, Louisiana, in water more than
2,720 feet (800 metres) deep.

·   Shell drilled the Cardamom discovery well in 2,720 feet (830 meters) of
water from the Auger tension leg platform.

·   Modifications to the Auger platform include additional subsea receiving
equipment, upgrade of an existing process train, and weight mitigation which
increases the liquid handling, cooling and production capacity of the host
facility.

·   The completed subsea system includes five well expandable manifolds, a dual
8-inch (20-centimetre) flowline, and eight well umbilicals.

·  Contact Shell US Media Relations for access to b-roll.



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