King Oil Field

Summary Information

• Operator: Oxy
• Country: USA
• Location: Gulf of Mexico
• Production start:
• Partners:
• Type: Oil / Gas
• Estimated Reserves:
• Production Volume:

Description

• The field is tied back to the Marlin Tension Leg Platform (TLP)

Contractors

• **Nexans:** King South E/H Umbilical

History

• 2002 - Production started
• 2007 - Aker Kvaerner shipped three subsea MultiBooster pumps
• 2009 - King South starts production
• 2012 - Plains Exploration and Production acquires a share from BP
• 2013 - Freeport-McMoRan acquired Plains Exploration and Production
• 2016 - Anadarko acquired a share of the field
• 2019 - Oxy became a partner with its acquisition of Anadarko

Links

1. Nexans Norway Umbilical References
2. Aker Kvaerner delivers record breaking subsea technology to the Gulf of Mexico
3. BP Announces Start-up of Dorado and King South Projects in Gulf of Mexico
4. BP to Sell Non-Strategic US Gulf Of Mexico Assets to Plains Exploration and Production Company
5. Freeport-McMoRan Announces Agreement To Sell Its Deepwater Gulf Of Mexico Properties
6. Occidental Completes Acquisition of Anadarko