Shell's Olympus arrives at Mars field

The massive Olympus tension-leg platform owned by Shell has reached its final destination at the Mars field in the deep-water Gulf of Mexico as the Anglo-Dutch supermajor prepares for first oil sometime next year.

Arrival: Olympus TLP sits in the foreground a mile away from Mars platform
Arrival: Olympus TLP sits in the foreground a mile away from Mars platform
Published 5 August 2013, 16:52Updated 11 October 2016, 13:45