Boomvang Oil and Gas Field

Summary Information

• Operator: Oxy
• Country: USA
• Location: East Breaks Blocks 642, 643, 688, 642, 686, 641, 598 & 599, Gulf of Mexico
• Production start: 2002
• Partners:
• Type: Oil / Gas
• Estimated Reserves:
• Production Volume:

Description

• The Boomvang Spar is installed in 3,650 feet of water
• The field consists of three sections, Boomvang East, Boomvang North and Boomvang West
• The **Balboa Field** is a one-well development with a six-mile tieback to the Boomvang spar
• Oil is transported via the Galveston Block A244 Oil Pipelines to the Hoover Offshore Oil Pipeline System (HOOPS)

Contractors

• **Mustang Engineering:** Topsides detailed design, procurement, construction management and startup assistance
• **Cal Dive:** Installation of infield flowlines

History

• 1988 - Boomvang East discovered
• 1997 - Boomvang North discovered
• 1999 - Boomvang West discovered
• 2001 - The Balboa Field is discovered
• 2002 - The Boomvang Spar is installed and production started
• 2010 - First production from Balboa
• 2019 - Oxy became a partner with its acquisition of Anadarko

Links

1. Gulf Of Mexico Permanent Deepwater Structures
2. Gulf Of Mexico Deepwater Natural Gas And Oil Qualified Fields
3. Mustang Engineering Platform References
4. Jotun FPSO References
5. Serimax Pipeline References
6. Cal Dive Receives Nansen/Boomvang LOI
7. Apache Commences Production From Balboa (East Breaks 597), Its First Operated Deepwater Development in the Gulf of Mexico
8. Occidental Completes Acquisition of Anadarko