The undeveloped gas field is located in the East Coast Marine Area (ECMA) in Trinidad and Tobago.
Shell Trinidad and Tobago said Aphrodite would allow Shell to incrementally expand its integrated gas business by building on existing developments in the ECMA, one of the country’s most prolific gas-producing areas.
The ECMA is currently home to Shell’s largest gas-producing fields in the country including Dolphin, Starfish, Bounty, and Endeavour.
Last year, Shell took FID on the Manatee gas field to supply the Atlantic LNG export plant.
Once online, the Aphrodite gas field will also serve as a backfill for the country’s Atlantic LNG facility.
Shell’s unit stated that the increased production will help maximize the potential utilization of Shell’s existing assets.
According to the firm, development of the Aphrodite field remains subject to receipt of all applicable regulatory approvals.
Once approved, it is expected to start production in 2027 with an estimated peak production of approximately 18,400 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d) (107 MMscf/d).
Shell is a shareholder in the Atlantic LNG plant.
In December 2023, Trinidad and Tobago finally signed a restructuring deal with the shareholders of Atlantic LNG, Shell, BP, and NGC.
The Point Fortin facility features four trains with a total capacity of about 15 million tonnes per annum of LNG, but the facility has been experiencing supply issues due to dwindling domestic gas reserves.
Atlantic LNG’s first train has been idled since 2020 due to reduced gas supplies.
