Baldpate Oil and Gas Field

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Summary Information

  • Operator: Hess
  • Country: USA
  • Location: Garden Banks Blocks 215, 216, 259 & 260, Gulf of Mexico
  • Production start: 1998
  • Partners: Anadarko
  • Type: Oil & Gas
  • Estimated Reserves:
  • Production Volume:

Description

  • The development utilises a Compliant Tower located in 1,605 feet of water
  • Penn State is a subsea tieback to Baldpate
  • Gas is transported on the Garden Banks Gas Pipeline
  • Oil is delivered to the SM 205 platform of the Poseidon Oil Pipeline

Contractors

  • **Gulf Marine Fab:** Construction of Compliant Tower
  • **UniversalPegasus:** Engineering services including conceptual and detailed design for the installation of a single flowline, control system, installation of high-pressure boarding valve skid, and new structural support system to receive riser
  • **Cal Dive International:** Installation of a 16-inch oil riser and 12-inch gas riser
  • **Heerema Marine Contractors:** Baldpate Compliant Tower Installation

History

  • 1991 - Baldpate Oil And Gas Field discovered
  • 1995 - Penn State discovered
  • 1998 - First oil produced
  • 1999 - First oil from Penn State
  • 2023 - Chevron agreed to acquire Hess, becoming a partner

Geology

Links

  1. Gulf Of Mexico Deepwater Natural Gas And Oil Qualified Fields
  2. Universalpegasus Subsea References
  3. Fiberbond Offshore Platform References
  4. CDI Baldpate Riser Installation Gulf Of Mexico First
  5. Chevron announces agreement to acquire Hess
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