Dorado Oil Field

Summary Information

• Operator: Plains Exploration & Production Company
• Country: USA
• Location: Gulf of Mexico
• Production start: 2009
• Partners:
• Type: Oil / Gas
• Estimated Reserves:
• Production Volume:

+++ Description

• The Dorado Field has three subsea wells, tied back to the Marlin hub

+++ Contractors

• **Nexans:** Dorado E/H Umbilical

+++ History

• 2009 - First oil produced
• 2010 - BP acquired Shell's stake in the field
• 2012 - Plains Exploration and Production acquires a share from BP
• 2016 - Anadarko acquired a share of the field from Freeport McMoran
• 2019 - Oxy became a partner with its acquisition of Anadarko

+++ Geology

+++ Links

1. Nexans Norway Umbilical References
2. BP Announces Start-up of Dorado and King South Projects in Gulf of Mexico
3. W&T Offshore to Acquire Offshore Fields From Shell Offshore Inc.
4. W&T Offshore Provides Update Regarding Its Acquisition of Offshore Fields From Shell Offshore
5. BP to Sell Non-Strategic US Gulf Of Mexico Assets to Plains Exploration and Production Company
6. Freeport-McMoRan Announces Agreement To Sell Its Deepwater Gulf Of Mexico Properties
7. Occidental Completes Acquisition of Anadarko