Shell has started production in its deepest fields in the Gulf of Mexico

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Royal Dutch Shell has announced a start of production in its ultra deepwater fields in the Gulf of Mexico, Oilprice.com informs citing an official statement posted on the company’s website on Tuesday.

The Stones site is expected to produce an estimated 50,000 barrels of oil per day at the end of 2017 when it operates at full capacity.

“Stones is the latest example of our leadership, capability, and knowledge which are key to profitably developing our global deep-water resources,” Andy Brown, Upstream Director for Royal Dutch Shell, said in a statement. “Our growing expertise in using such technologies in innovative ways will help us unlock more deep-water resources around the world.”

The company also says that the floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) was designed to withstand natural disasters and provides special conditions for scientists to explore and study marine life and water currents deep in the Gulf of Mexico.