Deepwater Gulf of Mexico
BP was one of the first energy companies to see the potential for oil and gas exploration in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Recognizing its promise, BP began acquiring lease blocks during the 1980s
BP and our heritage companies have been exploring in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico (depths greater than 1,200 feet) for more than a quarter century. BP is the largest leaseholder in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, owning more than 700 lease blocks in waters greater than 1,250 feet.
BP has been exploring the deepwater Gulf for more than a quarter of a century and was the largest producer of oil and gas there in 2012. BP produces from more than 15 fields in the Gulf, including Thunder Horse and Atlantis, two of the Gulf’s largest and deepest fields.
BP also has a robust pipeline of development options, including Kaskida, Tiber, Moccasin, Freedom and Mad Dog North.
Directly employing more than 2,300 people in the Gulf of Mexico business, BP supports tens of thousands of additional jobs in the region.
BP operates the following deepwater hubs in the Gulf of Mexico:
BP has been exploring the deepwater Gulf for more than a quarter of a century and was the largest producer of oil and gas there in 2012. BP produces from more than 15 fields in the Gulf, including Thunder Horse and Atlantis, two of the Gulf’s largest and deepest fields.
BP also has a robust pipeline of development options, including Kaskida, Tiber, Moccasin, Freedom and Mad Dog North.
Directly employing more than 2,300 people in the Gulf of Mexico business, BP supports tens of thousands of additional jobs in the region.
BP operates the following deepwater hubs in the Gulf of Mexico:
Thunder Horse
The Thunder Horse platform floats one mile above the ocean floor, while its reservoir lies some three miles beneath mud, rock and salt. The field is designed to process 250,000 barrels of oil and 200 million cubic feet of natural gas per day.Mad Dog
Located in 4,500 feet of water some 190 miles south of New Orleans, Mad Dog has the capacity to produce up to 80,000 barrels of oil and 40 million cubic feet of natural gas per day.Na Kika
Na Kika was developed as a hub and is one of the more prolific producers in the region. There are over 100 miles of subsea flowlines which make up the gathering system. Over 150 miles of pipeline transports processed oil and gas from Na Kika to market.More like a ship than a typical platform, the 40,000-ton semi-submersible is essentially a free-floating vessel. Unlike BP’s other deepwater platforms, it doesn’t have a drilling rig. Na Kika’s wells were drilled and completed before the platform arrived on site in 2003. The result of this $1.3 billion investment was a project with the capacity to produce 110,000 barrels of oil and more than 400 million cubic feet of gas per day. Oil began flowing in November 2003.
Atlantis
Operating in more than 7,000 feet of water, Atlantis’s production capacity is approximately 200,000 barrels of oil and 180 million cubic feet of gas per day. Located 150 miles southeast of New Orleans.Mardi Gras Pipeline
This group of pipeline systems transports BP’s production from four major deep water Gulf of Mexico projects.Located at depths reaching more than 7,000 feet in some locations, the Mardi Gras Pipeline transportation system consists of five main lines, each named after a Mardi Gras parade, for a total of 490 miles. Okeanos (100 miles), Proteus (70 miles), Endymion (90 miles), Caesar (115 miles) and Cleopatra (115 miles) comprise some of the highest capacity deep water pipeline systems ever built.
The combined Mardi Gras pipelines are able to move almost one million barrels of crude and 1.5 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day.
