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Thunder Horse oil field is a large offshore deepwater oil field in the Gulf of Mexico, around 150 miles (240 km) southeast of New Orleans, Louisiana. Large new oil discoveries within it were announced in early 2019.
Located 150 miles southeast of New Orleans and in 6,050 feet of water, Thunder Horse is designed to process up to 250,000 barrels of oil and 200 million cubic feet of natural gas per day. bp operates five platforms within the Gulf of Mexico – Argos, Atlantis, Mad Dog, Na Kika and Thunder Horse.
Thunder Horse deep-water oil and gas field is located 240km off the west coast of New Orleans in the Gulf of Mexico. It is operated by British Petroleum (BP, 75%) and co-owned by ExxonMobil (25%). The offshore field commenced production in June 2008.
Thunder Horse is bp’s largest production and drilling platform in the Gulf located 150 miles southeast of New Orleans. It is designed to process up to 250,000 barrels of oil and 200 million cubic feet of natural gas per day. bp has a 75% working interest with ExxonMobil holding 25%.
Thunder Horse PDQ is a BP plc and ExxonMobil joint venture semi-submersible oil platform on location over the Mississippi Canyon Thunder Horse oil field (Block 778/822), in deepwater Gulf of Mexico, 150 miles (240 km) southeast of New Orleans, moored in waters of 1,840 metres (6,040 ft). [4]
Major oil fields in the Gulf of Mexico include the Mars-Ursa Basin, Thunder Horse, and the Anadarko Basin. These fields are among the largest and most productive in the region, contributing significantly to the overall output.
The Thunder Horse complex. The Thunder Horse field was found in 1999 in deepwater (near 2000 m water column) in deep subsalt sediments (over 7000 m) with high pressure (1200 bar), 125 miles southeast of New Orleans. The field is operated by BP (75%) with partner Exxon-Mobil (25%).
Thunder Horse PDQ is the largest moored semi-submersible production oil platform in the world, located in 1,920 meters (6,300 ft) of water in the Mississippi Canyon Block 778/822, about 150 miles (240 km) southeast of New Orleans.
The topsides of Thunder Horse covers an area the size of about three football fields, and is packed with equipment and systems to treat and export 250,000 b/d of oil plus associated gas, although recent debottlenecking has increased the platform’s processing capability.
Thunder Horse oil field, located approximately 240km off the south-eastern coast of New Orleans, US, is one of the biggest producing fields in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. The offshore field is operated by BP, which holds 75% equity interest, and the remaining 25% is owned by ExxonMobil. Brought on stream in June 2008, the Thunder Horse ...