Petronius Oil and Gas Field

Summary Information

• Operator: Chevron
• Country: USA
• Location: Viosca Knoll Block 786, Gulf of Mexico
• Production start: 2000
• Partners: Marathon - 50%
• Type: Oil & Gas
• Estimated Reserves:
• Production Volume:

+++ Description

• The Petronius project, located in 1,754 feet of water in Viosca Knoll Block 786
• The Petronius development consists of a compliant tower structure with production and drilling facilities
• The Petronius platform has maximum production capacity of 60,000 barrels of oil per day and 100 million cubic feet of gas per day
• Oil is transported via the Odyssey Oil Pipeline

+++ Contractors

• **Gulf Island Fabrication:** Module construction

+++ History

• 1995 - Petronius Oil And Gas Field discovered
• 2000 - Petronius Oil And Gas Field comes onstream

+++ Geology

+++ Links

1. Gulf Of Mexico Permanent Deepwater Structures
2. Gulf Of Mexico Deepwater Natural Gas And Oil Qualified Fields
3. Gulf Island Fabrication Platform References
4. Texaco's Petronius Platform Installation Completed in Gulf of Mexico
5. Texaco Begins Production from Petronius Project in Gulf of Mexico