Trion Oil and Gas Field
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Summary Information
- Operator: Woodside
- Country: Mexico
- Location: Gulf of Mexico
- Production start: Scheduled 2028
- Partners: Woodside 60%, Pemex 40%
- Type: Oil and Gas
- Estimated Reserves:
- Production Volume:
Description
- Trion is located in a water depth of 2,500 m, approximately 180 km off the Mexican coastline and 30 km south of the Mexico/US maritime border
- The resource will be developed through a FPU with an oil production capacity of 100,000 barrels per day. The FPU will be connected to a FSO vessel with a capacity of 950,000 barrels of oil.
- The development is expected to include 18 wells (nine producers, seven water injectors and two gas injectors) drilled in the initial phase, with a total of 24 wells drilled over the life of the Trion project.
- Gas that is not reinjected or used on the FPU will be delivered to the domestic natural gas pipeline network by a subsea gas pipeline.
Contractors
- Hyundai Heavy Industries: Engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of the floating production unit (FPU)
- WOOD: Detailed engineering of the topsides facilities on the Floating Production Unit (FPU)
- SBM Offshore: FPU and floating storage offloading (FSO) installation contract
- OneSubsea UK: Subsea trees
- TechnipFMC: Supply of infield flowlines and jumpers
History
- 2012 - Trion was discovered by PEMEX
- 2017 - BHP Petroleum acquired an interest
- 2022 - Woodside became operator following merger with BHP
- 2023 - Trion was approved by the Mexican regulator, Comision Nacional de Hidrocarburos (CNH)
