Magnolia Oil and Gas Field

Summary Information

• Operator: W&T Offshore
• Country: USA
• Location: Garden Banks Blocks 782, 783 & 784, Central Gulf of Mexico
• Production start: 2004
• Partners:
• Type: Oil / Gas
• Estimated Reserves:
• Production Volume:

Description

• The was developed through a Tension Leg Platform (“TLP”) which currently includes six producing wells that are tied back to a regional production hub at the Enchilada Platform at Garden Banks 128
• It is installed in 4,670 feet of water which at the time of installation was the World’s Deepest TLP
• Oil is transported via the Auger Crude Oil Pipeline and Garden Banks Gas Pipeline

Contractors

• **Samsung Heavy Industries:** TLP Hull Construction
• **Alliance Engineering:** FEED, Detailed Engineering and Design, Procurement, and Construction Support
• **Saipem:** Installation of Tendons and Integrated Platform & TLP Piles
• **Gulf Island Fabrication:** 96-man living quarters

History

• 1999 - Magnolia Oil And Gas Field discovered
• 2004 - The Magnolia TLP was installed and production started
• 2010 - BP acquires 25% stake from Devon
• 2010 - Marubeni acquires a 25% stake from BP
• 2019 - W&T Offshore acquired 75% stake from ConocoPhillips

Links

1. Alliance - Magnolia TLP, ConocoPhillips
2. [[[Saipem Fixed Offshore Production Facilities Project References]]
3. International Protective Coatings Platform References
4. Gulf Of Mexico Permanent Deepwater Structures
5. Gulf Of Mexico Deepwater Natural Gas And Oil Qualified Fields
6. Gulf Island Fabrication Platform References
7. BP Enters Deepwater Brazil and Strengthens Core Portfolio
8. BP to Sell Interests in Four Gulf of Mexico Fields to Marubeni
9. W&T Offshore Announces Acquisition of Oil-Weighted Producing Property in the Gulf of Mexico