FMC Technologies Inc. has announced that its enhanced vertical deepwater tree system was used to set a new subsea deepwater completion record of 9356ft. The world record depth was achieved at the Shell-operated Silvertip field, part of the Perdido Development located in the Gulf of Mexico. FMC’s previously established record depth of 8995ft, also in the Gulf of Mexico, was set in July 2007 with Anadarko’s Independence Hub project. Shell operates the Perdido Area Development on behalf of partners Chevron and BP. The development includes the Great White and Tobago fields, as well as the Silvertip field that is located on Alaminos Canyon Block 815. FMC’s overall scope of supply for the Perdido Area Development includes 17 subsea trees pressure rated at 10,000psi, five subsea caisson separation and boosting systems, two subsea manifolds, topside and subsea controls and related subsea equipment.