Beacon Offshore Kicks Off Shenandoah Production

Beacon Offshore Energy has officially started oil and gas production at its long-awaited Shenandoah field in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, the company confirmed Friday—marking a major milestone not just for Beacon, but for the ultra-deepwater Lower Tertiary Wilcox play. Phase 1 production is expected to ramp up to 100,000 barrels per day in the third quarter. The floating production system, parked off the coast of Louisiana, has a nameplate capacity of 120,000 bpd and 140 million cubic feet of gas per day. Phase 2 is scheduled to come online by…