Gulf Deepwater Sees Major Advance in 2004; Records Set
Six of these 14 starts are floating production facilities (two tension-leg platforms [TLP] and four spars) that can act as hubs for future subsea development projects. (See Table 1.) Two of these startups broke offshore records in 2004: ConocoPhillips' Magnolia set the world record for TLP water depth at 4,674 feet, and BP's Holstein is the world's largest producing spar.
"Some of these new deepwater discoveries are opening up new areas for natural such gas development in the eastern Gulf," said Oynes. "The discoveries of Atlas and San Jacinto in the Eastern Gulf have helped bring economic viability to the Independence Hub facility now being planned." Oynes also noted that "ChevronTexaco's discoveries at Tiger, Silvertip, and Jack located in Alaminos Canyon and Walker Ridge respectively, and Unocal's discovery at Tobago in Alaminos Canyon added new excitement to the Paleogene in this area."(See table 2.)
Table 1: 2004 Deepwater Startups
Project Name |
Operator |
Area |
Block |
Water
|
System Type |
EB598/599 |
Kerr-McGee |
East Breaks |
598 |
3212 |
Subsea |
Raptor |
Pioneer |
East Breaks |
668 |
3710 |
Subsea |
Harrier |
Pioneer |
East Breaks |
759 |
4114 |
Subsea |
Llano |
Shell |
Garden Banks |
386 |
2663 |
Subsea |
Magnolia |
ConocoPhillips |
Garden
|
783 |
4674 |
TLP |
Red Hawk |
Kerr-McGee |
Garden
|
877 |
5334 |
Spar |
Glider |
Shell |
Green
|
248 |
3440 |
Subsea |
Front Runner |
Murphy |
Green
|
338 |
3330 |
Spar |
Marco Polo |
Anadarko |
Green
|
608 |
4320 |
TLP |
Holstein |
BP |
Green
|
645 |
4344 |
Spar |
Kepler/Na Kika |
Shell |
Mississippi Canyon |
383 |
5759 |
Subsea |
Ariel/Na Kika |
Shell |
Mississippi Canyon |
429 |
6240 |
Subsea |
Coulomb/Na Kika |
Shell |
Mississippi Canyon |
657 |
7591 |
Subsea |
Devil’s Tower |
Dominion |
Mississippi
|
773 |
5610 |
Spar |
Table 2: 2004 Deepwater Discoveries
Prospect Name |
Operator |
Area |
Block |
Water Depth
|
Tobago |
Unocal |
Alaminos Canyon |
859 |
9627 |
Silvertip |
ChevronTexaco |
Alaminos Canyon |
815 |
9226 |
Tiger |
ChevronTexaco |
Alaminos Canyon |
818 |
9004 |
Atlas |
Anadarko Petroleum |
Lloyd Ridge |
5 |
8810 |
San Jacinto |
Dominion Exploration |
Desoto Canyon |
618 |
7850 |
Jack |
ChevronTexaco |
Walker Ridge |
759 |
6965 |
Thunder Hawk |
Dominion Exploration |
Mississippi Canyon |
734 |
5724 |
Goldfinger |
Dominion Exploration |
Mississippi Canyon |
771 |
5423 |
Ticonderoga |
Kerr-McGee |
Green Canyon |
768 |
5250 |
Puma |
BP Exp. & Prod. Inc. |
Green Canyon |
823 |
4130 |
Dawson Deep |
Kerr-McGee |
Garden Banks |
625 |
2900 |
Crested Butte |
Nexen |
Green Canyon |
242 |
2846 |
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