- First gas flowed Sept 28, 2025 from the Victory subsea development after Shell acquired the asset in 2022.
- TechnipFMC executed the project under an iEPCI contract awarded in 2023 and delivered subsea hardware including the UK's first 7-in bore production tree.
- A single well in Lower Cretaceous sandstones ties back 47 km NW of Shetland to Greater Laggan via a 14-in, 16-km pipeline and an 18-km controls umbilical, targeting peak ~150 MMscf/d.
Challenge
Shell developed the Victory gas field 47 km northwest of the Shetland Islands after acquiring the asset in 2022, aiming to bring a single subsea well online to produce from about 200 ft of net pay in Lower Cretaceous sandstones and tie back to Greater Laggan Area infrastructure for processing at the Shetland Gas Plant while managing integration and remote operations.
Execution
TechnipFMC was awarded an iEPCI contract in 2023 to deliver integrated engineering, procurement, construction and installation, and to perform site integration testing plus pre-commissioning and commissioning to meet the schedule.
Technical scope
Scope covered design and manufacture of the production tree (the UK’s first 7-in bore tree), wellheads, tubing hanger, controls and a multiphase flowmeter; construction of a 14-in, 16-km carbon-steel pipeline with pipeline end manifolds and an 18-km controls umbilical to a neighboring manifold; tie-ins using 10-in rigid spools and a 250-m flexible pipe; and subsea protection with GRP covers, concrete mattresses and rock installation.
Results
First gas flowed on 28 September 2025; peak production is about 150 MMscf/d (approximately 225,00 barrels of oil equivalent per day), with output routed to existing onshore and offshore facilities and estimated to heat about 900,000 homes per year.
