Shell plc’s(SHEL) subsidiary, Shell Offshore Inc., has awarded the commissioning and construction management contract for the semi-submersible Sparta project to oilfield service provider GATE Energy. The Sparta project, the London-based super-major’s 15th deep-water host in the Gulf of Mexico, is being built following the successful legacy of the four-column semi-submersible host in the Vito and Whale facilities.An Insight Into SHEL’s Sparta ProjectSparta, a deep-water development project in the U.S. Gulf o ...